Men's Health and Illness (Sage Series on Men and Masculinity, #8)
by Donald Sabo
A multidisciplinary, international approach is taken in this volume which contextualizes men's health issues within the broader theoretical framework of men's studies. The contributors argue that gender is a key factor for understanding the patterns of men's health risks, the ways men perceive and use their bodies and men's psychological adjustment to illness itself. The first part introduces perspectives of men's studies and their relevance to understanding men's health. Part Two explores the...
An Innovative Educational Design for Healing Wounded Men
by Herb Robinson Ph. D.
Entre Hommes
Despite its debt to French thought for theoretical constructs, masculinity studies have been dominated by work on English-language texts and contexts. Entre Hommes lays the foundation for French and Francophone masculinity studies in both a cultural and theoretical sense. This ground-breaking volume considers what is meant by 'French' or 'Francophone' masculinities per se and how these identities have or have not changed over time, with essays spanning periods from the Middle Ages to the present...
Excess and Masculinity in Asian Cultural Productions (SUNY series in Global Modernity)
by Kwai-Cheung Lo
The Diabetic Male's Essential Guide to Living Well
by Dr Joseph Juliano
How men communicate with each other on stage when no women are present-and what it tells us about power and gender.
An intensive, Bible-based treatment for those who suffer from gender identity problems.
Beyond Survivor - Rising from the Ashes of Childhood Sexual Abuse
by Jan L Frayne
Growing up gay in a homophobic culture can resemble growing up in a dysfunctional family. Reclaiming Your Life offers a soothing approach to healing from homophobic abuse, addictions, and self-defeating behavior.
Men in Contemporary Russia
Rebecca Kay assesses how men in post-Soviet Russia are represented through media and popular discourses. Using case studies she explores the challenges which have arisen for men since 1991 and the ways in which their responses are shaped by and viewed through the prism of widely accepted attitudes towards gender. The lives and concerns of men in provincial Russia are examined through ethnographic fieldwork, combining extensive participant observation with in-depth interviews. The book reveals h...
This book explores and re-evaluates the traditional muscular hero-figure and the origins of the western ideal of a "perfectible body", developed from the pagan bodily ideals of ancient Greece. It illustrates the evolution of this ideal into the visual language of bodybuilders and strippers.
"From the Twitter account @ManWhoHasItAll, a hilariously unforgiving and eye-opening role reversal parody of self-help guides for the working mother"--Provided by publisher.