Elite Masculinities in the Agecb

In this book, Lynn Horton explores how the most dynamic sectors of the global economy-finance and technology-are shaping new forms of elite masculinity. She offers fresh insights into the often overlooked links between economic inequalities and the identity politics of gender and race.

List of contents

1. The Neoliberal Project
2. New Global Masculinities
3. The Wider Context of Neoliberal Gender Discourse
4. Studying Elite Masculinities
5. Heroes of High Finance
6. The Business of War and Protector Masculinity
7. The Nanny State and Feminine Other
8. Challenges to Elite Masculinities
9. Conclusion

About the author

Lynn Horton is an Associate Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Chapman University. Her research interests focus on development, gender, social movements, and qualitative methods. Her most recent book, Women and Microfinance in the Global South (Cambridge University Press 2017), employs qualitative meta-synthesis to explore the (dis)empowerment impacts of microcredit projects on low-income women in the Global South.

Summary

In this book, Lynn Horton explores how the most dynamic sectors of the global economy-finance and technology-are shaping new forms of elite masculinity. She offers fresh insights into the often overlooked links between economic inequalities and the identity politics of gender and race.

Product details

• Authors: Lynn Horton, Horton Lynn
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781786613714
• ISBN: 978-1-78661-371-4
• Series: Global Political Economies of Gender and Sexuality
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Political Economy, Gender studies, gender groups