{"product_id":"manhood-impossible-mens-struggles-to-control-and-transform-their-bodies-and-work-hardback-9780813584904","title":"Manhood Impossible; Men's Struggles to Control and Transform Their Bodies and Work (Hardback) 9780813584904","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eManhood Impossible\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMen's Struggles to Control and Transform Their Bodies and Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott Melzer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813584904\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 August 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.029 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eManhood Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtfully conceived, well-written, and engaging book that speaks and adds to the literature on men, manhood, and masculinity. Melzer offers analysis grounded in rich description in this fresh addition to the field.”\u003c\/div\u003e - Matthew B. Ezzell (associate professor of sociology at James Madison University) \u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eManhood Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e provides astute sociological insight into how men struggle to resuscitate their feelings of masculinity and access the exclusive dominion of manhood. With its intriguing case studies, accessible writing style, and ethnographic slant, this is an excellent book that students and scholars are sure to love.”\u003c\/div\u003e - Kristen Barber (author of Styling Masculinity: Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men's Grooming Industry) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/family\/archive\/2018\/09\/stay-at-home-dads-masculinity\/569425\/\"'\u003e\"Stay-at-Home Dads Are Reshaping American Masculinity,\" by Ashley Fetters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (The Atlantic) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.one37pm.com\/grind\/productivity\/how-men-sabotage-themselves\"'\u003e\"How Men Sabotage Themselves: And what entrepreneurs can do about it,\" QA with Scott Melzer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (One37pm) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Recommended.\" \u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Grounded in fieldwork, nicely written, and engaged with feminist research.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Gender \u0026amp; Society) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eManhood Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e furthers the literature on gender and masculinity studies. It also contributes to the body of research on the sociology of the body and the sociology of the family.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (American Journal of Sociology) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2021\/05\/07\/more-men-are-becoming-stay-at-home-dads.html\"'\u003e\"Why more men are becoming stay-at-home dads\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (CNBC)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eManhood Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott Melzer argues that boys’ and men’s bodies and breadwinner status are the two primary sites for their expression of control. Controlling selves and others, and resisting being dominated and controlled is most connected to men’s bodies and work. However, no man can live up to these culturally ascendant ideals of manhood. The strategies men use to manage unmet expectations often prove toxic, not only for men themselves, but also for other men, women, and society. Melzer strategically explores the lives of four groups of adult men struggling with contemporary body and breadwinner ideals. These case studies uncover men’s struggles to achieve and maintain manhood, and redefine what it means to be a man.  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Manhood Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Part I The Body Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e 1          Ritual Violence in a Two-Car Garage\u003cbr\u003e 2          Fighting Back\u003cbr\u003e 3          Seeking Growth: The Penis Health Club\u003cbr\u003e 4          Compensating for Body Failures\u003cbr\u003e Part II The Breadwinner Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e 5          Non-Breadwinners: Unemployed Men and Stay-at-home Dads\u003cbr\u003e 6          Unemployment Blues and Backlash\u003cbr\u003e 7          Redefining Manhood: Stay-at-home Dads as Real Men\u003cbr\u003e Part III The Future of the Manhood Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Making Manhood Possible\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Studying Men and Manhood\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563703103768,"sku":"9780813584904","price":91.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/manhood-impossible-mens-struggles-to-control-and-transform-their-bodies-and-work-hardback-9780813584904","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}