Is Masculinity Toxic? | Andrew Smiler

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This timely title weighs masculinity's capacity for good against its potential for destruction in the context of contemporary debates on the topic. In the wake of the #MeToo movement and the upsurge in feminist and men’s rights activism, traditional masculinity has become a topic of impassioned debate. But what exactly do we mean by ‘masculinity’ and in what ways can it be said to be harmful? This incisive volume evaluates modern masculinity’s capacity for good against its potential for destruction. It reviews evolving definitions of masculinity since the age of chivalry and examines our…