Theorizing Masculinities in Contemporary Britain

Anderson, E.; McCormack, M.

doi:10.1057/9781137394842.0011

Theorizing Masculinities in Contemporary Britain

Anderson, E.; McCormack, M.

Authors

E. Anderson

M. McCormack

Contributors

S. Roberts
Editor

Abstract

This chapter examines two key issues about masculinities in contemporary Britain. First, we examine what the evidence says about the extent to which British masculinities are changing, and how this is manifest in contemporary society. Second, we explore how theoretical understandings of masculinities both shape one’s findings, and evolve in relation to a changing culture. We thus provide a partial history of masculinity theory and contextualise the chapters of this edited volume, in order to advance theoretical and empirical understanding of British masculinities. We argue that far from being a crisis of masculinities, the gendered changes in the social lives of British men are positive and to be welcomed.

Citation

Anderson, E., & McCormack, M. (2014). Theorizing Masculinities in Contemporary Britain. In S. Roberts (Ed.), Debating modern masculinities : change, continuity, crisis? (125-144). Palgrave MacMilllan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137394842.0011

Publication Date	Oct 1, 2014
Deposit Date	May 4, 2014
Publicly Available Date	Oct 1, 2017
Pages	125-144
Book Title	Debating modern masculinities : change, continuity, crisis?
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137394842.0011
Keywords	Homophobia, Homohysteria, Inclusivity, Masculinities.

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Anderson, E. and McCormack, M. (2014) 'Theorizing masculinities in contemporary Britain.', in Debating modern masculinities : change, continuity, crisis? Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMilllan, pp. 125-144 reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. This extract is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been edited. The definitive, published, version of record is available here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137394842.0011