Masculinities in a Global Era (International and Cultural Psychology Book 4)

Masculinities in a Global Era extends the conversation of masculinity studies by analyzing global masculinities from a psychological perspective. Canvassing a broad array of psychological aspects such as the construction of identity, the negotiation of power, coping with trauma, and sexuality, this volume shows how masculinities are experienced, performed and embodied in geographically dispersed communities. Importantly, Masculinities in a Global Era fulfills a much-needed but elusive need within the study of masculinities: a forum in which the often polarized approaches of pro-feminists and men’s rights advocates can begin to move beyond their entrenched historical positions towards a more fruitful and nuanced future.​ Introduction -- Joseph Gelfer Part I. Theoretical models -- New directions in gender role conflict research -- Cormac O. Beaglaoich, Kiran M. Sarma, and Todd G. Morrison Will the real Joseph Gelfer please stand up : multiple masculinities and the self -- Joseph Gelfer Part II. Masculinity and stability -- Youthful warrior masculinities in Indonesia -- Pam Nilan, Argyo Demartoto, and Agung Wibowo Men of honor : examing individual difference in masculine honor beliefs -- Donald A. SAucier and Jessica L. McManus "Men are hard ... women are soft" : Muslim men and the construction of masculine identity -- Asifa Siraj Part III. Masculinity under negotiation -- Making the global Bhadralok : Bengali men and the transnational middle class in India -- Saayan Chattopadhyay Better men? Gendered culturalized citizenship in male emancipation projects in the Netherlands -- Iris van Huis Fluid masculinities? Case study on the Kingdom of Bahrain -- Magdalena Karolak, Hala Guta, and Neva Helena Alexander Masculinity in ambiguity : constructing Taiwanese masculine identities between great powers -- Ying-Chao Kao and Herng-Dar Bih Historical sediments of competing gender models in indigenous Guatemala -- Brent E. Metz and Meghan Farley Webb Part IV. Sexuality -- Hypospadias, the "bathroom panopticon," and men's psychological and social urinary practices -- Stephen Craig Kerry Cannibals and ghosts : forms of capital, immobility, and dependence among former Javanese sex workers in south Bali (Indonesia) -- Matteo Carlo Alcano Transgender identity and acceptance in a global era : the Muxes of Juchitan -- Alfredo Mirande. The ongoing movement toward globalization challenges us to reconsider issues of individual identity. Are we evolving into citizens of the world? How crucial is nationality? And for men, what does it now mean to be male? Diverse answers to this provocative question are analyzed in Masculinities in a Global Era in its theoretical models, study findings, and compelling examples. Multiple dynamics are displayed in these chapters--gender and sexuality, tradition and change, local and global, East and West--as male identity is defined as a work in progress in locations as disparate as Ireland and Indonesia. Contributors analyze the larger paradoxes and ambiguities of studying masculinity and globalization, and of the gender contexts of globalization as a social phenomenon. As a volume, the perspective is multinational, multiracial, sexually inclusive, and optimistic about globalization as a positive transformative force. Among the featured topics: Examining individual differences in masculine honor beliefs. Bengali men and the transnational middle class in India. Fluid masculinities: the case of Bahrain. Gendered cultured citizenship in male emancipation projects in the Netherlands. Hypospadias, the "Bathroom Panopticon." Transgender identity and acceptance: the Muxes of Juchitan, Mexico. Crossing myriad domains much like globalization itself, Masculinities in a Global Era is a thoughtful reference for researchers in a variety of disciplines, including cross-cultural studies, gender studies, sexuality, sociology, and developmental and cross-cultural psychology. Front Matter....Pages i-vi Introduction....Pages 1-13 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 New Directions in Gender Role Conflict Research....Pages 17-51 Will the Real Joseph Gelfer Please Stand Up: Multiple Masculinities and the Self....Pages 53-65 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Youthful Warrior Masculinities in Indonesia....Pages 69-84 Men of Honor: Examining Individual Differences in Masculine Honor Beliefs....Pages 85-99 “Men Are Hard ... Women Are Soft”: Muslim Men and the Construction of Masculine Identity....Pages 101-116 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 Making the Global Bhadralok : Bengali Men and the Transnational Middle Class in India....Pages 119-135 Better Men? Gendered Culturalized Citizenship in Male Emancipation Projects in the Netherlands....Pages 137-157 Fluid Masculinities? Case Study of the Kingdom of Bahrain....Pages 159-174 Masculinity in Ambiguity: Constructing Taiwanese Masculine Identities Between Great Powers....Pages 175-191 Historical Sediments of Competing Gender Models in Indigenous Guatemala....Pages 193-211 Front Matter....Pages 213-213 Hypospadias, the “Bathroom Panopticon,” and Men’s Psychological and Social Urinary Practices....Pages 215-228 Cannibals and Ghosts: Forms of Capital, Immobility, and Dependence Among Former Javanese Sex Workers in South Bali (Indonesia)....Pages 229-245 Transgender Identity and Acceptance in a Global Era: The Muxes of Juchitán....Pages 247-263 Back Matter....Pages 265-277