Publisher description
What is a man? What is a real man? Is masculinity a biological given or an
ideological construction? In this treatise, feminist philosopher Elisabeth
Badinter seeks to define manhood at a time when sex-role distinctions have
become increasingly ambiguous and age-old stereotypes about masculinity have
been shattered. Drawing on biological examples, historical and sociological analyses,
fiction and biography, Badinter offers a highly suggestive account of the new
man which our century is in the process of inventing. Exploring the shifting inscriptions of male identity in the popular
imagination, Badinter examines changing role models for masculine identity -
from the cowboy of the 1950s to the Terminator of the 1990s. She suggests that
men need new role models and that sufficient room needs to be left for the
expression of male vulnerability, a psychic space that would accept attitudes
and behaviours traditionally labelled "feminine." This new model, Badinter
argues, may reduce the profound effects of homophobia and misogyny. A renowned feminist philosopher seeks to define manhood at a time when
sex-role distinctions have been increasingly ambiguous. Drawing on biological
examples, social analysis, fiction and biography, her work offers a suggestive
account of the new man which the 20th century has invented.
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