Caution! Hazards ahead: Considering the potential gap between feminist thinking and men/masculinities theory and practice

Abstract

This article reflects on the relationship between contemporary feminist theorising and men/masculinities scholarship and practical interventions, in particular those interventions around violence. The aim is to consider potential disjunctions between feminist thought and pro-feminist men/masculinities scholarship, and associated possible disjunctions within men/masculinities scholarship. If these disjunctions are accepted, what might be a response? Whatever approach might be taken, this issue is of significance for sociological scholars attending to gender and for practitioners influenced by or employing their work.

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domestic violence feminist theory gender masculinities men postmodernism social change sociological theory

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