Unmasking the Masculine: `Men' and `Identity' in a Sceptical Age
Book by Alan Petersen
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Postmodernism and poststructuralism have undermined the assumptions upon which established identities have been constructed, such as the concept of stable bodies and stable selves. Sex, gender, sexuality and race are no longer viewed as merely... Google Books
Originally published: 1998
Author: Alan Petersen
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This book considers the way in which discourse fabricates the `ideal′ male body, sexual identity and sexual politics.
This text explores the challenges posed to the idea of masculine identity during a period of growing scepticism about fixed identities.
Alan Petersen explores the possibilities of developing new models of identity ... Unmasking the Masculine: Men' and Identity' in a Sceptical Age. Authors ...
Oct 5, 2020 · Unmasking the Masculine is the first book to explore the challenges posed to 'masculine identity' by postmodern feminism, feminist philosophy of science, and ...
Book Reviews : UNMASKING THE MASCULINE: 'MEN' AND 'IDENTITY' IN A SCEPTICAL AGE Alan Petersen London, Sage, 1998, vi, 149 pp., $38.95 (paperback).
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Jul 8, 1998 · Postmodernism and poststructuralism have undermined the assumptions upon which established identities have been constructed, such as the ...
Michael Schwalbe; Unmasking the Masculine: Men and Identity in a Sceptical Age.By Alan Petersen. Sage, 1998. 149 pp, Social Forces, Volume 78, Issue 2, 1 D.
Petersen's central concern is to deconstruct conceptions of 'men', 'masculinity' and identity. The argument of the book is that each of these concepts suffers ...
Restricted access. Book Reviews : UNMASKING THE MASCULINE: 'MEN' AND 'IDENTITY' IN A SCEPTICAL AGE Alan Petersen London, Sage, 1998, vi, 149 pp., $38.95 ...
In Unmasking the Masculine, Petersen looks at the epistemological assumptions underlying popular and academic discourse about gender differences. He argues that ...