Facing patriarchy : from a violent gender order to a culture of peace

‘Facing Patriarchy is a highly accessible, critical examination of the urgent problem of men’s violence to women, linking it to other forms of violence, and making strong contributions to stopping it.’ – Jeff Hearn, author of Men of the World and editor of Unsustainable Institutions of Men ‘In the struggle for sex/gender justice, Bob Pease’s title is on target – the key is Facing Patriarchy. His radical analysis demonstrates over and over that we will not make serious progress against men’s violence and a host of other problems without a deep critique of patriarchy. In a cultural moment where academic jargon and political euphemisms are designed to derail radical feminism, Pease’s book is a welcome addition to our toolkit for challenging men to be fully human.’ – Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, author of The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men ‘In this current era of populism, a rabid anti-feminist backlash, and a rising right, this is a much needed book. Pease’s ground-breaking offering reminds us of the importance of emphasizing a rich gendered understanding of men’s violence against women. Indeed, as he correctly points out, we cannot understand and eliminate woman abuse without recognizing that a substantial number of male actions, values and beliefs are micro-social expressions of broader patriarchal forces. Facing Patriarchy is destined to become a classic piece of feminist scholarship, one that every man must read.’ – Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University Front Cover Praise Half Title About The Author Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: Facing patriarchy Architecture of the book PART ONE: RETHINKING FRAMEWORKS AND POLICIES ADDRESSING MEN’S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 1: The limits of public health approaches to violence against women prevention Introduction Interrogating the ecological model of violence prevention Epidemiology and risk factors Gender as a social determinant or risk factor Science and the evidence base Conclusion 2: The limits of gender equality policies for violence against women prevention Introduction Interrogating the concept of gender equality Gender mainstreaming Gender inequality and violence against women The Nordic ideal and men’s violence against women Engaging with the state Conclusion PART TWO: LOCATING MEN’S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITHIN THE PILLARS OF PATRIARCHY 3: Transnational and intersectional structures of patriarchy Introduction Bringing patriarchy back into the frame Contesting the concept of patriarchy Understanding men’s violence in the context of patriarchy Pushing back against naming patriarchy as a cause of men’s violence Differentiating multiple structures of patriarchy Intersectionalising patriarchy Globalising patriarchy Whither patriarchy? Conclusion 4: Patriarchal ideology and hegemonic gender beliefs Introduction Misframing patriarchal ideology and hegemonic beliefs as social attitudes From social attitudes to social norms Changing social attitudes and social norms Challenging rape culture The role of language in framing violence against women Analysing patriarchal culture through discourse analysis Changing cultures or transforming structures? Conclusion 5: Homosociality and patriarchal peer support among men Introduction Homosociality, fratriarchy and the reproduction of patriarchy Mateship and homosocial bonding among men in Australia Masculinity and the culture of violence in sport Sporting culture, disrespect for women and sexualised violence Male bonding, spectator sports and men’s violence against women Fraternities and sexual violence against women Homosociality and men’s violence against women in the military Homosociality and the reproduction of men’s dominance in workplaces Male peer support and men’s violence against women Conclusion 6: Coercive control and familial patriarchy Introduction From family violence to power and control ‘If women do it too, how can violence be about gender and patriarchy?’ Reconciling family violence perspectives with power and control theories? From domestic violence to coercive control Beyond coercive control Domestic conflict over housework as political struggle Conclusion 7: Patriarchal masculinities and masculine selves Introduction Hegemonic masculinity and men’s violence against women Complicit masculinities and men’s violence against women Marginalised masculinities and men’s violence against women Psychoanalytic engagements with masculinity The emotional turn in masculinities Can masculinity be reformed? Is masculinity a distraction? Conclusion PART THREE: LINKING MEN’S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN TO OTHER VIOLENCES BY MEN 8: Gendering men’s public violence against men Introduction Men’s violence against men as gendered violence Linking men’s violence against women and men’s violence against men Theorising men’s violence against other men Intersectionalising men’s violence against men Public violence by men Youth violence or violence by young men? Hate crimes by men Sexual violence against men in war What about women’s violence against men in patriarchy? Conclusion 9: Gendering militarism, war and terrorism Introduction Masculinity, militarism and peacekeeping Militarism and men’s violence against women Masculinity and the just war tradition Militarism and the costs for men Women, femininities and war Masculinity and the gendered face of terrorism Women, femininities and terrorism Gendering responses to terrorism De-gendering militarism or demilitarising society? 10: Gendering global warming and environmental violence Introduction Climate change as structural violence Linking men’s violence against women and environmental destruction Patriarchy, hegemonic masculinity and environmental destruction Ecofeminism revisited Reaffirming materialist ecofeminist analyses Ecofeminism, masculinity and nature Moving beyond dualism Conclusion PART FOUR: OVERCOMING A VIOLENT GENDER ORDER 11: Disrupting men’s complicity in the pillars of patriarchy Introduction The dominant narrative about engaging men Engaging men as bystanders without holding them responsible Learning from critical whiteness studies Towards a pedagogy of discomfort Beyond neoliberal frameworks of responsibility Iris Marion Young and the social connection model of responsibility Conclusion 12: Fostering a feminist ethic of care in men Introduction Developing an ethic of care as the antithesis of violence Breaking the gendered division of care between women and men Fostering caring masculinities? Transforming masculinity or refusing to be a man? Doing emotional care work Practising empathy Becoming vulnerable Developing care in solidarity Conclusion References Index "Facing Patriarchy challenges current thinking about men's violence against women. Drawing upon radical and intersectional feminist theory and critical masculinity studies, the book locates men's violence within the structures and processes of patriarchy. Addressing the limitations of current violence prevention policies, Bob Pease argues that a nuanced conceptualisation of patriarchy, that accounts for a variety of patriarchal structures, intersections with other forms of inequality, patriarchal ideologies, men's peer group relations, men's sexist practices and the construction of patriarchal subjectivities, is required to understand the links between gender and men's violence against women. Pease shows that men's violence against women needs to be understood in the context of other forms of men's violence, including violence against boys and other men, in the involvement of men in wars and conflicts between nations and men's ecologically destructive practices which constitute a form of slow violence. With crucial implications for priorities in violence prevention, gender equality promotion and in strategies for engaging men in this work, Facing Patriarchy offers new hope for the elimination of men's violence. This is an essential book for scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers involved in violence prevention in national and international contexts."--Page 4 de la couverture

FacingPatriarchy challenges current thinking aboutmen's violence against women. Drawing upon radical and intersectional feministtheory and critical masculinity studies, the book locates men's violence withinthe structures and processes of patriarchy. Addressing the limitations ofcurrent violence prevention policies, Bob Pease argues that a nuancedconceptualisation of patriarchy, that accounts for a variety of patriarchalstructures, intersections with other forms of inequality, patriarchal ideologies, men's peer group relations, men's sexist practices and the construction ofpatriarchal subjectivities, is required to understand the links between genderand men's violence against women.

Pease shows that men's violence againstwomen needs to be understood in the context of other forms of men's violence, including violence against boys and other men, in the involvement of men inwars and conflicts between nations and men's ecologically destructive practiceswhich constitute a form of slow violence. With crucial implications forpriorities in violence prevention, gender equality promotion and in strategiesfor engaging men in this work, FacingPatriarchy offers new hope for the elimination of men's violence.

This is an essential book for scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers involved in violence prevention innational and international contexts.

Facing Patriarchy' challenges current thinking about men?s violence against women. Drawing upon radical and intersectional feminist theory and critical masculinity studies, the book locates men?s violence within the structures and processes of patriarchy. Addressing the limitations of current violence prevention policies, Bob Pease argues that a nuanced conceptualisation of patriarchy, that accounts for a variety of patriarchal structures, intersections with other forms of inequality, patriarchal ideologies, men?s peer group relations, men?s sexist practices and the construction of patriarchal subjectivities, is required to understand the links between gender and men?s violence against women.0Pease shows that men?s violence against women needs to be understood in the context of other forms of men?s violence, including violence against boys and other men, in the involvement of men in wars and conflicts between nations and men?s ecologically destructive practices which constitute a form of slow violence. With crucial implications for priorities in violence prevention, gender equality promotion and in strategies for engaging men in this work, 'Facing Patriarchy' offers new hope for the elimination of men?s violence.0This is an essential book for scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers involved in violence prevention in national and international contexts "Facing Patriarchy challenges current thinking about violence against women. Bringing together feminist theory, critical masculinity studies, critical psychology, international relations, and peace studies to address the problem of men's violence in its diverse forms, Bob Pease argues that an interactionist and structural analysis of gender is required to understand the links between gender and men's violence against women. Addressing the co-optation of feminist analysis by the state, the discursive constitution of gender and violence, the location of violence in relations of production and reproduction as weaving this together with contemporary critical masculinity studies, Pease shows that men's violence against women needs to be understood in the context of other forms of men's violence, including violence against boys and other men, the involvement of men in wars and conflict between nations, and men's ecologically destructive practices which constitute a form of slow violence. With crucial implications for priorities in violence prevention, gender equality promotion and in strategies for engaging men in this work, Facing Patriarchy reveals a nuanced conception of patriarchy which offers new strategies for working towards the elimination of men's violence."--Provided by publisher A radical reconceptualization of violence against women, bringing together interactionist, structural, and intersectional and transnational feminist theory