Global Masculinities: Interrogations and Reconstructions

265 Pages·2018·3.966 MB·English

by  Mangesh Kulkarni, Rimjhim Jain

GLOBAL MASCULINITIES
Whatdoesitmeantobemaleintoday’sworld?
This volumeinterrogatesthe myriad practices and myth-makingthatunderlie dominant
andsubordinateconstructionsofmasculinitiesaroundtheworld.Challengingthepatriarchal
biasthatrestrictsalternativeunderstandingofmasculinities,thisvolumedocumentsandshares
evidence, insights and direction on how men and boys can creatively contribute to gender
equalityinthetwenty-firstcentury.
Thebook:
(cid:129) highlights the many lives of men and their interactions with socioeconomic and
political processes, including the family, fatherhood, migration, development and
violence;
(cid:129) critiques hegemonic masculinities, and grapples with effective practices that engage
menintheempowermentofwomen;
(cid:129) explores how cultures of masculinity can be transformed to promote social justice,
conflict-resolutionandpeace-buildingwithinandacrossnations.
The book will be indispensable to researchers interested in critical masculinity studies,
women’s studies, sociology, social anthropology, law, public policy, political science and
internationalrelations.Itwillalsobeofgreatrelevancetogovernmentofficials,NGOactivists,
andotherpractitionersconcernedwithgender,healthanddevelopmentissues.
Mangesh Kulkarni teaches political science at Savitribai Phule Pune University, India,
andhasbeenanICCRChairProfessoratuniversitiesinVienna(2011)andLeipzig(2017).
Hispublicationsincludethreeeditedvolumes–InterdisciplinaryPerspectivesinPoliticalTheory
(2011), India in World Affairs (1999), Politics in Maharashtra (1995) – and A Terrorist of the
Spirit (1992) – jointly translated Marathi poems of V. A. Dahake. He is an International
AdvisoryEditorofthejournalMenandMasculinities(NewYork),andaFounderMember
of the Forum to Engage Men (New Delhi). He has received several academic awards
including a Research Grant of the Rockefeller Archive Center (2004) and an Erasmus
MundusScholarshipoftheEuropeanCommission(2009).
Rimjhim Jain is a gender rights activist working with the Centre for Health and Social
Justice,New Delhi, India. As ProgrammeManager in the men and gender equality team,
shecoordinatesnetworksandprojectsforworkingwithmeninseveralIndianstates.Sheis
leadingtherolloutofthenationalcampaignEkSaathtoengagemenandboysinchanging
gender discriminatory social norms, and manages the organisation’s Resource Centre on
masculinities and gender aimed at strengthening a global community of men’s work
practitioners. Earlier, she was a professional television and print news journalist and then
a communications consultant in the social development sector. She has also co-authored
mediamanualsforUNorganisationsonHIV/AIDSandchild labour.
The collection is part of a recent upsurge of interest in global research on
masculinity, closely linked with the spread of activism for gender reform. It brings
together a very wide range of experiences including communities and groups
from Africa, south and south-east Asia, south America, southern and northern
Europe.
Raewyn Connell, Professor Emerita, University of Sydney, Australia
This important collection provides a genuinely global take on masculinities and
their effect on social life. The combination of contributions by both academics
and practitioners significantly serves to engender an approach to real-world
problems that is neither abstract theorising nor simplistic description.
Sanjay Srivastava, Professor of Sociology, Institute of Economic Growth,
University of Delhi, India
GLOBAL
MASCULINITIES
Interrogations and
Reconstructions
Edited by Mangesh Kulkarni
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We humbly dedicate this volume to all the women around
the world who have pioneered feminist approaches and
thinking, whose work guides us and shows us the way to
engage in efforts for building a just, violence-free society.
We honour their struggles, sacrifices and commitment,
which have enabled us to stand on their shoulders and
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CONTENTS
Listsoffigures ix
Listoftables x
Listofcontributors xii
ForewordbyRaewynConnell xv
ForewordbyAbhijitDas xxi
PrefacebyRimjhimJain xxiv
Acknowledgments xxvii
Introduction:engagingglobalmasculinities 1
MangeshKulkarni
1 Makingmen:theculturalpoliticsofmaleinitiationritesinSouth
Africa 10
NolwaziMkhwanazi
2 Socialnorms,socialstructureandlawinNepal:patriarchy,
violenceagainstwomenandthethree-headedhydra 23
SanjeevUprety
3 Transformingmasculinitiesasacontributiontoconflict
prevention? 45
HannahWright
4 Masculinityandviolenceagainstwomen:exploringthepractices
ofyoungmeninBangladesh 65
ShashishShamiKamal
viii Contents
5 Beyondmalerolemodels:genderidentitiesandworkwithyoung
menintheUK 82
SandyRuxton,MartinRobb,BridFeatherstoneand
MichaelR.M.Ward
6 Interpersonalneurobiologyandthepreventionofgender-based
violence 99
BaronOronandAliceWelbourn
7 Masculinities,faithandendinggender-basedviolenceinthe
AfricanGreatLakesregion,Africa 116
PrabuDeepanandLizleLoots
8 Engagingmeninendingmen’sviolenceagainstwomen:beyond
themantrasandtowardsmoreeffectivepractice 130
MichaelFlood
9 Involvingmeninsharingthecontraceptiveburden:experiences
fromacommunityinterventionwithmeninMadhyaPradesh,
India 138
SanaContractor,ShreetiShakya,SatishKumarSinghand
MahendraKumar
10 TheroleofmaleDais(Huarku)inchildbirthinatribalblockinthe
NandurbardistrictofMaharashtra,India 158
SnehaBaldeoMakkadandMiraSadgopal
11 Opportunitiesandchallengesforpromotingnewconceptsof
fatherhoodinBosniaandHerzegovina 179
SrđjanDušanić
12 Migratingmalesandgenderroleexchange:astudyonhow
Indonesianmalesperceivetheirmasculinitiesthroughcaregiving
activities 195
ValentinaYulitaDyahUtari
13 ABrazilianpolicytowardmen’shealthcareandgenderequity 212
EduardoSchwarzandDanielCostaLima
Index 226
FIGURES
2.1 Sampling 25
2.2 Ifagirlbeatsupamanorhumiliateshimpublicly,itstakesawayfrom
hismanhood 27
2.3 Menarenaturallyaggressive 28
2.4 Menarebynaturesexuallypolygamous/tendtohavemorethanone
sexualpartner 29
2.5 Aboy/mancanhaveaclandestineaffairwithseveralgirls
simultaneously 30
2.6 Aman/boycanpayforsexorgotoasexworkertogainexperiencein
makinglove.Meanwhile,agirl/womancannotpayforhavingsex
withothers 30
2.7 (a)Itisokayforaboy/mantohaveasexualrelationshipwithgirls
beforemarriage(b)Itisokayforagirl/womantohavesexual
relationshipswithboys/menbeforemarriage 31
6.1 Thetriangleofmentalhealthwell-being 103
7.1 Percentageofparticipantswhoagreedwiththestatement:awoman’s
mostimportantroleistotakecareofherhomeandcookforher
family 120
7.2 Percentageofparticipantswhobelievewomenhavenorighttorefuse
sexwiththeirhusbands 123
9.1 Perceptionsofmenaboutsexualrelationshipsandfamilyplanning 147
9.2 Useofcontraceptionamongmarriedmalerespondentsinboth
districts 148
9.3 Proportionoffirstbirthstakingplacetwoyearsaftermarriage 149
9.4 Self-reportedchangesinmen’sparticipationindifferenthousehold
chores 151