Jordan, Ana (2019) Backlash Men’s Movements Part 1: (Real) Fathers 4 Justice, bourgeois rational and new man/new father masculinities. In: The ‘New’ Politics of Fatherhood: Men’s Movements. Palgrave. ISBN UNSPECIFIED
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Abstract
Chapters 5 and 6 critically examine backlash men's movements, especially fathers’ rights groups and the politics of fatherhood. Both chapters are based on in-depth, qualitative analysis of interviews with members of (Real) Fathers 4 Justice. Chapter 5 explores two of three masculinities identified: “bourgeois-rational”, and “new man/new father” masculinity. These map on to specific constructions of fatherhood: “the good enough father”, and the “nurturing father” respectively, which are also explored. “Progressive” notions of crisis were associated with new man/new father masculinity, which advances a vision of kinder masculinity (without fundamentally unsettling gender binaries). Finally, the presence of feminist and postfeminist understandings of gender/fatherhood in fathers’ rights perspective is considered. The analysis demonstrates that men’s movements frequently shift discursive strategies and express ambivalence about feminism.
Keywords: | Masculinities, Gender, Men's Rights Groups, Fathers' Rights Groups, Fatherhood, Feminism, Postfeminism, Backlash |
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Subjects: | L Social studies > L200 Politics L Social studies > L321 Women's Studies L Social studies > L216 Feminism L Social studies > L322 Men's Studies L Social studies > L320 Gender studies L Social studies > L210 Political Theories L Social studies > L380 Political Sociology L Social studies > L300 Sociology |
Divisions: | College of Social Science > School of Social & Political Sciences |
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ID Code: | 36086 |
Deposited On: | 03 Jun 2019 09:38 |
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