Debating Modern Masculinities

Masculinity, it seems, is in crisis, again. This edited volume critically interrogates the current situation facing contemporary young men. The contributors deconstruct and reject such crisis talk, with its chapters drawing on original research to present a more nuanced reality, whilst also developing a critical dialogue with one another.

"An excellent collection of chapters critiquing the ongoing commonsense notion ... that there is a crisis of masculinity. The chapters are united in their deconstruction of this notion, presenting instead a range of portraits of modern masculinities ... It will be of interest to students and researchers in a number of different fields, most notably in gender studies and the sociology of youth." - Charlie Walker, University of Southampton, UK "Challenging the assumption that masculinity is in crisis by outlining how social change has had a positive impact upon the identity of boys and men, this book presents a wide ranging set of chapters that place contemporary masculinity in a more inclusive, rather than orthodox, state of flux. Educators, researchers and students interested in the changing nature of masculinity will find the book engaging and highly informative with the collection of chapters it contains and the research that has been conducted within them." - Jamie Cleland, Loughborough University, UK.

Eric Anderson, University of Winchester, UK Victoria Cann, University of East Anglia, UK Brendan Gough, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK Matthew Hall, Nottingham Trent University, UK Nicola Ingram, University of Bath, UK Mark McCormack, Durham University, UK Gabby Riches, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK Steven Roberts, University of Kent, UK Sarah Seymour-Smith, Nottingham Trent University, UK Paul Simpson, University of Manchester, UK Richard Waller, University of the West of England, UK Michael R.M Ward, Open University, UK.