More Good Reading in The Journal of Men’s Studies, Spring 2010

Check out the Contents of Volume 18, Issue 2 (Spring 2010) of an official journal of the American Men’s Studies Association, The Journal of Men’s Studies.

Featured articles in this issue include:

• “Comparing the Black and Gay Male Athlete: Patterns in American Oppression” by Eric Anderson and Mark McCormak
• “Doing Hegemony: Military, Men, and Constructing a Hegemonic Masculinity” by Ramon Hinojosa
• “HIV/AIDS, Aging, and Diminishing Abilities: Reconfiguring Gay Masculinity in Literature and Theology” by J. Michael Clark
• “Parental and Social Institutional Responsibilities to Children’s Needs in the Divorce Transition: Fathers’ Perspectives” by Edward Kruk
• “Reshaping the Family Man: A Grounded Theory Study of the Meaning of Grandfatherhood” by Penny Sorensen and Neil J. Cooper

The Journal of Men’s Studies (ISSN: 1060-8265) is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to providing an interdisciplinary forum for the critical discussion of issues involving men and masculinities and for disseminating new knowledge about men’s lives to a broad audience that includes scholars, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and students.

Along with regular articles (approximately 6,000 to 8,000 words), The Journal of Men’s Studies routinely publishes book reviews (approximately 750 words).

It publishes the best research—both theoretical and empirical—in the emergent men’s studies field, recognizing the varied influences of class, culture, race, and sexual orientation on defining men’s experiences. The journal’s cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural character disseminates material by men’s studies scholars from various perspectives (political, social, cultural, and historical) as well as various disciplines (anthropology, sociology, history, psychology, literature, theology).