Men, gender divisions and welfare

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Men, gender divisions and welfare

edited by Jennie Popay, Jeff Hearn and Jeanette Edwards

Routledge, 1998

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

A fresh look at the balance of responsibilities and control in care-giving, both in the public and private spheres. Using previously unpublished empirical data, contributors focus on male experiences of welfare services.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: The trouble with men, Jeff Hearn, Jeanette Edwards, Jennie Popay, Ann Oakley
  • Part 1 Theory, discourse and policy
  • Chapter 1 The welfare of men?, Jeff Hearn
  • Chapter 2 Troubled masculinities in social policy discourses, Jeff Hearn
  • Chapter 3 Troubled masculinities in social policy discourses, Fiona Williams
  • Part 2 Women and men on men and welfare
  • Chapter 4 Are men good for the welfare of women and children?, Ann Oakley, Alan S. Rigby
  • Chapter 5 Out of control, Jalna Hanmer
  • Chapter 6 Men will be men, Jeff Hearn
  • Chapter 7 Male carers in marriage, Gillian Parker, Julie Seymour
  • Chapter 8 'I'm just a bloke who's had kids', Sue Clarke, Jennie Popay
  • Chapter 9 'All jumbled up', David Waddington, Chas Critcher, Bella Dicks
  • Part 3 Service providers, men and welfare
  • Chapter 10 Screening out men, Jeanette Edwards
  • Chapter 11 Redundant men and overburdened women, Bella Dicks, David Waddington, Chas Critcher
  • Chapter 12 Men and childcare, Keith Pringle

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