Remaking Men
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Family Issues
- Vol. 8 (1), 57-77
- https://doi.org/10.1177/019251387008001003
Abstract
Using findings from an exploratory interview study of 30 Boston area men, this article critically examines the traditional assumption that the male role centers on work. Findings indicated that becoming and being husbands and fathers had a greater effect on informants than conventional approaches suggest. Discontinuities between men's role attachments and performances are revealed, and the meaning and sociocultural sources of men's inaction are assessed.Keywords
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