Men, gender divisions and welfare

Author(s)

• Popay, Jennie
• Hearn, Jeff
• Edwards, Jeanette

Bibliographic Information

Men, gender divisions and welfare

edited by Jennie Popay, Jeff Hearn and Jeanette Edwards

Routledge, 1998

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

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 Using previously unpublished empirical data, contributors focus on male experiences of welfare services.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

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA34782522
• ISBN:
  • 0415119707
  • 0415119715
• LCCN: 97023326
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 347 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV1441.4
  • DC21 : 362.8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Men -- Government policy
  • LCSH : Men -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Public welfare
  • LCSH : Welfare recipients
  • LCSH : Sex role