As promised in my last posting before Christmas, I am sending details about the last four studies in Volume 1 of the new journal. In case you might have missed that post I repeat the various contact details at the end of this post.
But Are the Kids Really All Right? Egalitarian Rhetoric, Legal Theory and Fathers
Katherine K. Young, Paul Nathanson
Abstract
The underlying but disguised premise of a widely acclaimed recent movie, The Kids Are All Right, is that children do not need fathers. Because fatherhood is the only remaining source of masculine identity, however, this premise damages not only children (especially boys) and men but also, by implication, society as a whole.
Meeting Men: Male Intimacy and College Men Centers
Miles Groth
Abstract
Given the ongoing trend of declining enrollments of males in college (currently at 40%), it is essential for educators and parents to understand its causes. As the issue becomes better understood, in the meantime the important part played by men’s groups on college and university campuses to support young males has become evident. The functions of such groups are varied, but their basic value is to provide a safe space for an experience of genuine intimacy with other males.
Manliness, Gentlemanliness, and the Manhood Question in George Eliot’s Adam Bede
Dennis Gouws
Abstract
Adam Bede revisits topical changes to English manliness and gentlemanliness at the turn of the nineteenth century. In her novel, written almost sixty years into the 1800s, George Eliot recognizes how new thinking about these gendered concepts changed the traditional ways men governed their manhood. Arthur Donnithorne and Adam Bede most prominently represent contending late-eighteenth century and early nineteenth-century forms of manhood in the novel, and they fittingly test their mettle by boxing, which many contemporary Britons thought fostered manly and gentlemanly qualities. Both men are profoundly affected by their fight. Each learns the limits of his particular form of manhood: Arthur realizes that traditional gentlemanliness no longer entitles him to unaccountable behavior; Adam discovers that attaining manhood requires a commitment to managing manly conduct attentively.
Boaz Behaving Badly
Malina Saval
Abstract
Temper tantrums, emotional meltdowns and screaming fits in public venues are everyday events in the life of Boaz, a feisty and affectionate five year-old boy with behavioral issues and developmental delays. The wondrous yet sometimes thorny world of boyhood is presented from the perspective of a mother who feels the incessant need to leap to her young son’s defense.
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