Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the academic study of masculinity, outlining the key ideas and most pressing issues concerning the field today. It provides readers with a framework for understanding these issues and explores the ways that masculinity has been understood in the Social Sciences and Humanities to date.

Addressing theories which view masculinity as being in a permanent state of flux and crisis, it explores such problem areas as:

• The male body
• Men and work
• Men and fatherhood
• Male sexuality
• Male violence

With a glossary of key terms, case studies reflecting the most important studies in the field of masculinity research, and suggestions for further study, Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of masculinity for the first time.