The Man Question: Male Subordination and Privilege Contributor(s): Dowd, Nancy E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814720056 ISBN-13: 9780814720059 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Gender & The Law - Social Science | Gender Studies - History | Latin America - General |
Dewey: 305.31 |
LCCN: 2010011998 |
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.36" W x 9.18" (0.89 lbs) 197 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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Publisher Description: Among the many important tools feminist legal theorists have given scholars is that of anti-essentialism: all women are not created equal, and privilege varies greatly by circumstances, particularly that of race and class. Yet at the same time, feminist legal theory tends to view men through an essentialist lens, in which men are created equal. The study of masculinities, inspired by feminist theory to explore the construction of manhood and masculinity, questions the real circumstances of men, not in order to deny men's privilege but to explore in particular how privilege is constructed, and what price is paid for it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dowd, Nancy E.: - Nancy Dowd is Professor and David Levin Chair in Family Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She is the editor of the Families, Law and Society series at NYU Press, and author or editor of numerous books, including A New Juvenile Justice System (NYU 2015). |