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PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-100773522727
ISBN-139780773522725
eBay Product ID (ePID)2242088
Product Key Features
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSpreading Misandry : the Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture
SubjectMen's Studies
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorKatherine K. Young, Paul Nathanson
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2003-274316
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Genuinely intelligent and insightful.Spreading Misandryis provocative in the very best sense and will help point the way toward social harmony and away from bickering and fingerpointing." Donna Laframboise, author ofThe Princess at the Window: A New Gender Morality "An important book. Nathanson and Young do a good job on introducing the average reader to the positions of various intellectuals as they relate to this moral issue and to moral issues in general." Charles H. Long, emeritus, religious studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, "Genuinely intelligent and insightful. Spreading Misandry is provocative in the very best sense and will help point the way toward social harmony and away from bickering and fingerpointing." Donna Laframboise, author of The Princess at the Window: A New Gender Morality"An important book. Nathanson and Young do a good job on introducing the average reader to the positions of various intellectuals as they relate to this moral issue and to moral issues in general." Charles H. Long, emeritus, religious studies, University of California at Santa Barbara
Dewey Decimal305.31
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Misandry in Popular Culture; Laughing at Men: The Last of Vaudeville; Looking Down on Men: Separate but Unequal; Bypassing Men: Women Alone Together; Blaming Men: A History of Their Own; Dehumanizing Men: From Bad Boys to Beats; Demonizing Men: The Devil Is a Man; Making the World Safe for Ideology: The Roots of Misandry;ConclusionAppendix 1: Quasi-Misandric Movies; Appendix 2: The Misandric Wee on Television; Appendix 3: Misandric Movie Genres; Appendix 4: Populist or Elitist: Talk Shows in the Context of Democracy; Appendix 5: Deconstructionists and Jacques Derrida, Founding Hero; Appendix 6: Film Theory and Ideological Feminism
SynopsisPaul Nathanson and Katherine Young argue that men have routinely been portrayed as evil, inadequate, or as honorary women in popular culture since the 1990s. These stereotypes are profoundly disturbing, the authors argue, for they both reflect and create a hatred and thus further fracture an already fractured society. In Spreading Misandry they show that creating a workable society in the twenty-first century requires us to rethink feminist and other assumptions about men.The first in an eventual three part series, Spreading Misandry offers an impressive array of evidence from everyday life case studies from movies, television programs, novels, comic strips, and even greeting cards to identify a phenomenon that is just now being recognised as a serious cultural problem. Discussing misandry the sexist counterpart of misogyny the authors make clear that this form of hatred must not be confused with reverse sexism or anger and should neither be trivialised nor excused. They break new ground by discussing misandry in moral terms rather than purely psychological or sociological ones and refer critically not only to feminism but to political ideologies on both the left and the right. They also illuminate the larger context of this problem, showing that it reflects the enduring conflict between the Enlightenment and romanticism, inherent flaws in postmodernism, and the dualistic ("us" versus "them") mentality that has influenced Western thought since ancient times. A groundbreaking study, Spreading Misandry raises serious questions about justice and identity in an increasingly polarised society. It is important for anyone in interested in ethics, gender, popular culture, or are just concerned about the society we are creating. "Spreading Misandry . . . does make a convincing argument that, since the 1990s, . . . Men, have become society's official scapegoats and held responsible for all evil . . . Women are society's official victims and held responsible for all good."--Independent on Sunday, 4 August, 2002
LC Classification NumberHQ1090.N38 2001
