Men's lives

Michael S. Kimmel, Michael A. Messner

Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader takes a life-course perspective, using the idea that men (as well as women) are "gendered" and that this gendering process is a central experience for men. The sixth edition includes 18 new readings, on topics like: making a name for yourself growing up as a "bad boy"; college men and drinking; contemporary conceptions of "macho"; male workers in a feminized occupation (clerical workers); "girl-watching" in the workplace; sex tourism; masculinities and globalization.