Gary R. Brooks

Book Review: Masculinity Constructed: Theoretical Meaning and Practical Implications

effect change. Tarrant’s paradigms and critical thinking tools provide a strong example of sustained critical analysis that everyday readers of all social locations can use as they work toward social justice. Thus, advanced undergraduate and graduate courses across all disciplines might benefit from the book, although gender and social justice– focused courses (e.g., Psychology of Gender/Women/Men, Prejudice and Discrimination, Applied Social Psychology, Diversity Issues, Power and Privilege, and Psychology of Social Movements) may include material that most visibly aligns with themes woven throughout the book.

Book Review: Masculinity Constructed: Theoretical Meaning and Practical ImplicationsAn Introduction to MasculinitiesKahnJack S.. New York: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 432 pp.,

effect change. Tarrant’s paradigms and critical thinking tools provide a strong example of sustained critical analysis that everyday readers of all social locations can use as they work toward social justice. Thus, advanced undergraduate and graduate courses across all disciplines might benefit from the book, although gender and social justice– focused courses (e.g., Psychology of Gender/Women/Men, Prejudice and Discrimination, Applied Social Psychology, Diversity Issues, Power and Privilege, and Psychology of Social Movements) may include material that most visibly aligns with themes woven throughout the book.

49.95 (paperback) ISBN: 9781405181785.

Messages Men Hear: Constructing the Masculinities, Ian M. Harris. London: Taylor &Francis, 1995. 214 pp.,

MAPPING AND RESHAPING THE STRUCTURE OF MASCULINITY

24.95 (paper), ISBN: 0-7484-0230–6. Masculinity Reconstructed: Changing the Rules of Manhood—At Work, in Relationships, and in Family Life, Ronald F. Levant with Gini Kopecky. New York: Dutton, 1995. 308 pp.,

Bridging separate gender worlds: Why men and women clash and how therapists can bring them together.

22.95 (cloth), ISBN: 0-525-93846-X.