Men, Law and Gender
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Men, Law and Gender

Essays on the ā€˜Man’ of Law

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Men, Law and Gender

Essays on the ā€˜Man’ of Law

About this book

What does it mean to speak of 'men' as a gender category in relation to law? How does law relate to masculinities? This book presents the first comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the relationship between men, law and gender; outlining the contours of the 'man' of law across diverse areas of legal and social policy. Written in a theoretically informed, yet accessible style, Men, Law and Gender provides an introduction to the study of law and masculinities whilst calling for a richer, more nuanced conceptual framework in which men's legal practices and subjectivities might be approached. Building on recent sociological work concerned with the relational nature of gender and personal life, Richard Collier argues that social, cultural and economic changes have reshaped ideas about men and masculinities in ways that have significant implications for law. Bringing together voices and disciplines that are rarely considered together, he explores the way ideas about men have been contested and politicised in the legal arena. Including original empirical studies of male lawyers, the legal profession and fathers' rights and law reform, alongside discussions of university law schools and legal academics, and family policy and parenting cultures, this innovative, timely and important text provides a unique and important insight into the relationship between law, men and masculinities. It will be required reading for academics and students in law and legal theory, socio-legal studies, gender studies, sociology and social policy, as well as policy-makers and others concerned with the changing nature of gender relations.

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Information

Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780415685726
eBook ISBN
9781135309206
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 Men, masculinities and law
  5. Chapter 2 The restructured university
  6. Chapter 3 Beyond the ā€˜private life’ of the law school
  7. Chapter 4 ā€˜Read what the law firms say’
  8. Chapter 5 Engaging fathers, changing men?
  9. Chapter 6 ā€˜Please send me evenings and weekends’
  10. Chapter 7 On fathers’ rights, law and gender
  11. References
  12. Index