Raewyn Connell, sociologa australiana e intellettuale della Nuova Sinistra australiana, è ampiamente riconosciuta per i suoi innovativi concetti di mascolinità egemone e teoria del sud. La sua ricerca esamina criticamente le strutture sociali fondamentali e le dinamiche di potere. Le acute analisi di Connell sui ruoli di genere e sulla giustizia sociale offrono profonde prospettive sulle sfide sociali contemporanee.
How can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What psychological differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And what is the relationship between gender issues and globalizing concerns such as environmental change and economic restructuring? This book deals with these questions.
In Southern Theory Raewyn Connell presents the case for a new 'world social science' - one that is inclusive of many voices - by arguing for a more democratic global recognition of social theory from societies outside the dominant European and North American metropole.
In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health services are noticing the relevance of mena s gender to problems as diverse as road accidents, diet and sexually transmitted disease.
Second Edition
"This is a new edition of R.W. Connell's text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. Connell argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power. In a world gender order that continues to privilege men over women, but also raises difficult issues for men and boys, his account is more pertinent than ever before." "This second edition of Connell's book will be essential reading for students taking courses on masculinities and gender studies, and will be of interest to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences."--Jacket
Author is well-known for his original work on sexual politics.2. Major textb ook, covering many theories which have tackled the problem of gender - from psychoanalysis to Marxism and feminist theories.3. Succeeds in using sexual politics to reformulate the traditional realms of social and political theory.