Article: Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements.(Review)

MICHAEL A. MESSNER, Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1997.

At a time when public knowledge and media images of men's movements consist mainly of groups of white men beating drums around a campfire or massive gatherings of religious fundamentalists in football stadiums, Michael Messner's book Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements is an important, clear and accessible overview of the very diverse strains of men's organizing. Early on, the author clarifies central themes which inform his analysis, namely, that men enjoy institutionalized privileges as a group, that men tend to suffer costs for their adherence to ...

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