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Paying for Masculinity: Boys, Men and the Patriarchal Dividend

Paying for Masculinity: Boys, Men and the Patriarchal Dividend

Knuttila, Murray

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General Gender StudiesMen's Studies

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ISBN10: 155266824X
ISBN13: 9781552668245
Publisher: Fernwood Pub
Published: Sep 1 2016
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Men commit crimes. Men are violent. Men start wars. Men have power.
In Paying for Masculinity, Murray Knuttila argues that male dominance is best understood in the context of the particular mode of gender practice -- hegemonic masculinity -- that typifies patriarchal gender orders. This mode of masculinity permeates our society, media and culture. It persists because of the patriarchal dividend -- men directly benefit from their dominance in society. But these benefits exact a price, first and foremost from women and girls. But, as boys and men are under pressure to man up, they too pay the costs: they die younger, go to prison, restrict their emotions and blunt their humanity. Simply put, men need to understand that the costs of practising this mode of masculinity far outweigh the benefits.

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