ABSTRACT

Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities, and Sexualities at the University of Winchester. He is an interdisciplinary scholar who studies men’s changing masculinities and sexualities. Professor Anderson is the architect of Inclusive Masculinity Theory and has published nineteen books and over seventy research articles.

Rory Magrath is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences at Southampton Solent University. His research focuses on decreasing homophobia and the changing nature of contemporary masculinities, with a specific focus on professional football. He is the author of Inclusive Masculinities in Contemporary Football: Men in the Beautiful Game (2016) and coauthor of Out in Sport: The Experiences of Openly Gay and Lesbian Athletes in Competitive Sport (2016).

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

part I|2 pages

Creating men

chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

Social perspectives on masculinity

chapter Chapter 3|19 pages

Psychological perspectives on masculinity

chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

Institutional influences on masculinity

chapter Chapter 5|25 pages

Theorizing masculinity

part II|2 pages

Evaluating men

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

Men and damage

chapter Chapter 7|13 pages

Men as caring

chapter Chapter 8|18 pages

Men as advantaged

chapter Chapter 9|53 pages

Men as disadvantaged

chapter Chapter 10|18 pages

Contesting advantage

part III|2 pages

Men’s lives

chapter Chapter 11|17 pages

The gender paradox

chapter Chapter 12|16 pages

Minority men’s masculinities

chapter Chapter 13|13 pages

Boys at school

chapter Chapter 14|18 pages

Men, work and the troubles of gender

chapter Chapter 15|20 pages

Masculinity and sexuality

chapter Chapter 16|14 pages

The future of masculinity