Men category: 939 books
by Dylan Jones
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Masculinity, it appears, is in crisis. Diminished by feminists, mocked by their peers and ridiculed by the media, it seems not a week goes by when men are not being accused of being too violent, too stupid or too sexual.
The world in which men roamed the planet with an innate sense of entitlement,...
From Panthers to Promise Keepers
Rethinking the Men's Movement
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2004
Written for a general audience, From Panthers to Promise Keepers draws on years of readings about, interviews with, and intimate observations of the men and networks who were involved in what some have called 'the men's movement.' Focusing on the decades between 1950 and 2000 in the U.S., From Panthers...
The Men's Health Diet
27 Days to Sculpted Abs, Maximum Muscle & Superhuman Sex!
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
For more than 20 years, Men's Health has been America's number one source of health, fitness, and weight-loss information. They've tested every workout, chowed down on every food, and consulted the top exercise and nutrition experts in the world. Now, this valuable expertise is boiled down into one...
Fatherhood for Gay Men
An Emotional and Practical Guide to Becoming a Gay Dad
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
Get the inside story on a single gay man's struggle to adopt!
Fatherhood for Gay Men: An Emotional and Practical Guide to Becoming a Gay Dad is the story of one man's journey down the road less traveled-a single gay man adopting and raising his two sons. Author Kevin McGarry recounts his passage...
Exposing Men
The Science and Politics of Male Reproduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2006
Exposing Men examines how ideals of masculinity have long skewed our societal--and scientific--understanding of one of the pillars of male identity: reproductive health. Only with the recent public exposure of men's reproductive troubles has the health of the male body been thrown into question, and...
Black Men and Depression
Saving our Lives, Healing our Families and Friends
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
In mainstream society depression and mental illness are still somewhat taboo subjects; in the black community they are topics that are almost completely shrouded in secrecy. As a result, millions of black men are suffering in silence or getting treatment only in extreme circumstances–in emergency...
Manhood Impossible
Men's Struggles to Control and Transform their Bodies and Work
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
In Manhood Impossible, Scott Melzer argues that boys’ and men’s bodies and breadwinner status are the two primary sites for their expression of control. Controlling selves and others, and resisting being dominated and controlled is most connected to men’s bodies and work. However, no man can...
From Boys to Men
A Woman's Guide to the Health of Husbands, Partner
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
THE GROUNDBREAKING GUIDEBOOK ON THE HEALTH OF BOYS AND MEN -- FOR THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM
Men are likely to die, on average, nearly six years earlier than women -- and they have higher mortality rates for many of the leading causes of death in America, including heart disease, accidents, suicide,...
Dying to be Men
Youth, Masculinity and Social Exclusion
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2005
One of the first comparative reflections of its kind, this book examines the challenges that young men face when trying to grow up in societies where violence is the norm. Barker, who has worked directly with low-income youth and witnessed first hand the violence he describes, provides a compelling...
Men and the War on Obesity
A Sociological Study
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2008
Is obesity really a public health problem and what does the construction of obesity as a health problem mean for men?
According to official statistics, the majority of men in nations such as England and the USA are overweight or obese. Public health officials, researchers, governments and various...
Men Who Sell Sex
Global Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
All over the world, men as well as women exchange sex for money and other forms of reward, sometimes with other men and sometimes with women. In contrast to female prostitution, however, relatively little is known about male sex work, leaving questions unanswered about the individuals involved: their...
by Noella Reeder
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2016
The book every man wishes he read before he started having sex!The book every woman wishes men would read!It's a documented fact that women on average take many more minutes to climax than men do.When it comes to sex, it's like men are riding a motorcycle on the highway, raring to go, and...
by Peter Wright
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2019
The Men’s Rights Movement consists of groups or individuals fighting for improved human rights for men. The movement is sometimes referred to as the Men’s Human Rights Movement (MHRM), with human rights serving as a central focus that encompasses the same rights called civil liberties or civil...
Men, Masculinities and Health
Critical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2009
Men drink too much alcohol, eat unhealthy food and avoid going to the doctors until they are seriously ill. Indeed, some say being masculine is bad for men's health. But is the situation so simple?
This deeply engaging book explores both the psychological and sociological factors that affect...