I found this book fascinating. Prof. Kimmel's leadership is invaluable in helping men and women understand the historical constructions of masculinity, particularly in the US, and the apparent change toward a healthier masculinity here in the 21st Century.
Author(s): Michael S. Kimmel
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 289
THE GENDER OF DESIRE: Essays on Male Sexuality......Page 4
Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 16
I. The Construction of Male Sexual Desire......Page 18
1. Gendering Desire......Page 20
2. Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity......Page 42
II. In Our Dreams: Sexual Fantasy and Sexual Representation......Page 60
3. The Gender of Desire The Sexual Fantasies of Women and Men......Page 62
4. Pornography and Male Sexuality......Page 82
5. Sexual Violence in Three Pornographic Media: Toward a Sociological Explanation......Page 114
6. Does Censorship Make a Difference?: An Aggregate Empirical Analysis of Pornography and Rape......Page 128
III. From Fantasy to Reality: Sexual Identity and Sexual Behavior......Page 142
7. Sexual Balkanization: Gender and Sexuality as the New Ethnicities......Page 144
8. Hard Issues and Soft Spots: Counseling Men about Sexuality......Page 156
9. Bisexuality: A Sociological Perspective......Page 166
IV. Sex and Violence......Page 202
11. What’s Love Got to Do with It?: Rape, Domestic Violence, and the Making of Men......Page 204
12. Gender Symmetry in Domestic Violence: A Substantive and Methodological Research Review......Page 214
13. An Unnatural History of Rape......Page 234
14. Reducing Men’s Violence: The Personal Meets the Political......Page 244
Notes......Page 252
References......Page 258
B......Page 282
E......Page 283
H......Page 284
L......Page 285
N......Page 286
R......Page 287
S......Page 288
Z......Page 289
