Transforming men : changing patterns of dependency and dominance in gender relations /: changing patterns of dependency and dominance in gender relations. ([2018?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Geoff Dench.
• Authors: Dench, Geoff
• Contents: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE PROBLEM OF MEN -- The root of the problem -- Domesticating men -- The symmetrical fallacy -- Making men useful -- 2. FAIRY TALE RESOLUTION -- Uses of allegory -- Unpicking the metaphor -- Reading different messages -- 3. A FROG'S LIFE -- The witch's curse -- In the forest -- Useful play -- Drones and drifters -- 4. THE ROYAL FIX -- The transformation -- The seed of patriarchy -- Royal clothes -- Over the wall -- 5. SECRETS OF THE PALACE -- Sexual markets -- Patriarchal phallacies -- The sexual contract -- 6. FEMALE MAGIC -- Church and state -- Redeeming men -- Altruistic spells -- Divine obligations -- 7. THE INDEPENDENT PRINCESS -- Heresy and schism -- The provider state -- Fighting for the crown -- 8. COLLAPSING REALMS -- A plague of frogs -- Economy under siege -- Abandoning the palace -- 9. LOST IN THE FOREST -- Waking up to the problem -- Finding new paths -- Carrying on together -- 10. RESTORING THE PALACE -- Clearing out heresies -- Bringing home the breadwinner -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 1996
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.31; Men; Man-woman relationships; Sex role; Dependency (Psychology); Patriarchy; Feminist theory; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351301343; 1351301349
• Related ISBNs: 9780765804501; 0765804506; 9781560002321; 1560002328
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.