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This book explores navigations of contemporary masculinities amongst young, advantaged men living in Australia and Germany. Taking an intersectional approach, the book argues that more open, egalitarian forms of masculinity, such as caring masculinities, are fostered by marginalised groups. Elliott investigates ways in which privileged men can move towards this openness alongside ongoing expressions of more traditional or regressive masculinity. Drawing on interviews, the book explores these navigations and the ways in which they are bound up with themes such as work, mobility, relationships, the privileges and pressures of masculinities, and the contradictions and difficulties of masculinities under neoliberalism. What is revealed is the need for change at individual, collective and structural levels, with care and openness amongst men as a means of achieving this change.
Young Men Navigating Contemporary Masculinities will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as sociology, gender studies, critical studies on men and masculinities, and cultural studies.
List of contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Investigating Intersections of Privilege: Whiteness, Class privilege, Heterosexuality and Masculinity.- 3. Closed Narratives of Masculinities.- 4. Challenges and Possibilities of Contemporary Masculinities.- 5. Exploring Movement Towards Openness.- 6. Caring Masculinities in the Margin.- 7. Conclusion.
About the author
Karla Elliott is a Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Report
"The book is at its best when carefully examining the effects of migration on the men ... . Young Men Navigating Contemporary Masculinities is an insightful account of mobility and transformation ... . this a careful and worthwhile reading of the intricate lives of relatively well-off men ... ." (Chris Brickell, Journal of Applied Youth Studies, Vol. 4, 2021)
