Men Doing Feminism (Thinking Gender)

About this book

The relation between feminism and men is often presumed to be antagonistic so that men are expected to resist feminism and feminists are assumed to hate men. That pattern of opposition is disrupted however by the continually increasing numbers of men who are participating in feminist theory and practice trying to integrate feminist perspectives into their scholarship teaching work play friendships and romantic involvements. Responses to this male feminism have varied. The 18 contributors to this book - women men blacks whites gays straights transsexuals - use personal narrative to show ways that mens lives can shape their approaches to doing feminism and to convey the opportunities and challenges involved in integrating feminism into a mans life.