Masculinities, Care and Equality Identity and Nurture in Men's Lives |
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| Author:
| Hanlon, Niall |
| Series title: | Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-30021-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $151.95 |
Book Description:
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This book explores men's ambiguous relationship with intimate caring work within a context where carefree and nurturing expectations for men are competing for influence. For men, to be more involved carers clashes with commonly valued expectations of them as men and this book analyses how men confront this contradictory expectation.
This book explores men's ambiguous relationship with intimate caring work within a context where carefree and nurturing expectations for men are competing for influence. For men, to be more involved carers clashes with commonly valued expectations of them as men and this book analyses how men confront this contradictory expectation.