Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-179) and index.
Introduction : cultures of masculinity -- Crisis, what crisis? : sex roles revisited -- Femenism : men, masculinity, and feminism -- Violence and violation : men, masculinity, and power -- In black and white : race, ethnicity, and masculinity -- Identity and desire : gay male sexuality and masculinity -- What are you looking at? : masculinity, performativity, and fashion -- The spectacle of the male : masculinity and the cinema -- Auto-mechanics : masculinity, reflexivity, and the body -- Conclusion: The social and cultural theory of men and masculinities.
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Cultures of Masculinity presents a survey of the social, cultural and theoretical issues which surround and inform our understanding of masculinity, beginning with an analysis of the so called 'crisis' of masculinity.