Masculinities

Sam de Boise; Klara Goedecke; Jeff Hearn

doi:10.4337/9781803922065.ch90

Masculinities

Sam de Boise, Klara Goedecke, Jeff Hearn

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This addresses debates on masculinity, masculinities, and management. Starting with an outline of what is meant by the term, masculinities, it discusses the conceptual foundations of theoretical and empirical approaches to the topic in terms of psychoanalysis, sex-role theory, and Marxist and feminist critiques. It moves on to discuss how the term has broadened in recent years, before addressing the confusions and critiques of the term. This ranges from poststructuralist, discursive, and queer critiques. It, finally, highlights various applications of this work on masculinities for the analysis of management, managers, and managing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Elgar Encyclopedia on Gender in Management
Editors	Jean Helms Mills, Albert J. Mills, Kristin S. Williams, Regine Bendl
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Chapter	90
Pages	296-301
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781803922065
ISBN (Print)	9781803922058
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803922065.ch90
Publication status	Published - 21 Jan 2025

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Name	Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

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Elgar Encyclopedia on Gender in Management. ed. / Jean Helms Mills; Albert J. Mills; Kristin S. Williams; Regine Bendl. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2025. p. 296-301 (Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series).

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