Men and Masculinities Around the World: Transforming Men’s Practices

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 Introduction: Transforming Men’s Practices Around the World  (Keith Pringle, Jeff Hearn, Bob Pease, Elisabetta Ruspini)....Pages 1-13
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 Slow, Passive, and Hesitant: Transforming Men’s Practices in Austria  (Edgar Forster)....Pages 17-29
 Interventions on, and of, Men in the Finnish State, Civil Society, and Media  (Jeff Hearn, Hertta Niemi)....Pages 31-43
 Care-Free Masculinities in Ireland  (Niall Hanlon, Kathleen Lynch)....Pages 45-57
 And Yet Something Is on the Move: Education for New Forms of Masculinity and Paternity in Italy  (Elisabetta Ruspini)....Pages 59-69
 (Re)constructing Masculinity à la Polonaise  (Katarzyna Wojnicka)....Pages 71-83
 Unraveling the Maze: Gender Equality and Men’s Practices in Norway  (Øystein Gullvåg Holter)....Pages 85-96
 Working with Men in a Gender Equality Paradise? The Case of Sweden  (Maria Eriksson, Keith Pringle)....Pages 97-108
 What’s Happening in Men’s Work in the UK? Reflections on Policies and Processes  (Carole Wright, Malcolm Cowburn)....Pages 109-121
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 Masculinities and Social Intervention in Colombia  (Mara Viveros Vigoya)....Pages 125-141
 Young Mexican Men Divided: A Possibility for Transforming Masculinity  (Juan Carlos Ramírez Rodríguez)....Pages 143-157
 Engaging Men in the United States: Soft Essentialism and the Obstacles to Coherent Initiatives in Education and Family Policy  (Tristan S. Bridges, Michael Kimmel)....Pages 159-173
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 Governing Men’s Violence against Women in Australia  (Bob Pease)....Pages 177-189
 Masculinities in Crisis? An Emerging Debate on Men and Boys in Contemporary China  (Xingkui Zhang)....Pages 191-203
 Transforming Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan  (James E. Roberson)....Pages 205-218
 From Benevolent Patriarchy to Gender Transformation: A Case Study of Pakistan’s “We Can End Violence against Women” Program  (Joyce Wu)....Pages 219-231
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 Poverty, Masculine Violence, and the Transformation of Men: Ethnographic Notes from Kenyan Slums  (Chimaraoke Izugbara)....Pages 235-246
 Navigating Past “the White Man’s Agenda” in South Africa: Organizing Men for Gendered Transformation of Society  (Kopano Ratele, Tamara Shefer, Mbuyiselo Botha)....Pages 247-259
Back Matter ....Pages 261-282