Shopclass for Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Michael Crawford (Penguin, 2009)

Get your hands dirty with this suggestion from Joe Gluba of the Marywood school of architecture:

You may think about posting Shopclass for Soulcraft by Michael Crawford. I would not say that it is a testosterone heavy book, and Crawford's ideas should be considered by both male and female students in this age of globalization. It is worth presenting this book because of his intelligent analysis of the potentials of some careers and pursuits that are often considered lowly or mindless grunt work.

More Suggestions from the Experts

Brad Janey from the psychology and counseling department at Marywood was kind enough to offer some of his recommendations to the blog. He is well-versed on the topic of masculinity, and his input is greatly appreciated.

Spreading Misandry: Teaching Contempt for Men in Popular Culture, by Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young (http://www.amazon.com/Spreading-Misandry-Teaching-Contempt-Popular/dp/0773522727)

This book is the first of a series. Others that follow, by the same authors, are:

Legalizing Misandry: From Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination Against Men (http://www.amazon.com/Legalizing-Misandry-Systemic-Discrimination-Against/dp/0773528628/ref=pd_sim_b_1)

Sanctifying Misandry: Goddess Ideology and the Fall of Man
(http://www.amazon.com/Sanctifying-Misandry-Goddess-Ideology-Fall/dp/0773536159/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c)

Others are as follows:

Save the Males: Why Men Matter Why Women Should Care by Kathleen Parker (http://www.amazon.com/Save-Males-Matter-Women-Should/dp/1400065798/ref=pd_sim_b_4)

The Myth of Male Power by Warren Farrell
(http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Male-Power-Warren-Farrell/dp/0425181448/ref=pd_sim_b_3)

Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap -- and What Women Can Do About It also by Warren Farrell
(http://www.amazon.com/Why-Men-Earn-More-Startling/dp/0814472109/ref=pd_sim_b_8)

Gender Inclusive: Essays on Violence, Men, and Feminist International Relations by Adam Jones
(http://www.amazon.com/Gender-Inclusive-International-Relations-Routledge/dp/0415775132/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2WGNQK8JN4E3Q&colid=3CNFR464GBDG0)

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (Norton, 1996)

It appears that many of the characters in Palahniuk's novel possess slightly higher levels of testosterone than I.

Here is a much appreciated review of Fight Club from an anonymous Marywood student:

The book tends to resonate inside males. Its themes include lack of a father figure, isolation, and feelings emasculation causing men and boys to turn to aggression or violence as their outlet. It draws you in with the confusion and frustration that thousands of men can relate too. It was made into a movie with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in I believe 1999 or 2000.

Your Summer Reading List

Amy Paciej-Woodruff, the esteemed dean of students at Marywood, recently and successfully defended her dissertation. It dealt in large with masculinity within places of higher education. I attended Amy's defense, and that is where the idea behind this blog originated. The references in the list below were supplied by Amy, and if you are interested in learning more about concepts dealing with masculinities in all their nuances, this would be a terrific place to start. The titles that Amy noted as particular favorites have been given a bold font.

Thanks Dean!

Masculinities References

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Byrnes, J.P., Miller, D.C. & Schafer, W.D. (1999). Gender differences in risk taking: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 125(3), 367-383.

Capraro, R.L. (2000). Why college men drink: alcohol, adventure, and the paradox of Masculinity. Journal of American College Health, 48(6), 307-324.

Capraro, R.L. (2004). Men’s studies as a foundation for student development work with college men. In G.E. Kellom, (Ed.), Special Issue: Developing effective programs and services for college men. New directions for student services (pp.23-34). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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Davis, T. (2002). Voices of gender role conflict: The social construction of college men’s identity. In Harper, S.R. & Harris III, F. (2010). College men and masculinities: Theory, research, and implications for practice (pp.49-65). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Davis, T. & Laker, J.A. (2004). Connecting men to academic and student affairs programs and services. In G.E. Kellom, (Ed.), Developing effective programs and services for college men. New directions for student services (pp.47-57). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Edwards, K.E. (2007). “Putting my man face on”: A grounded theory of college men’s gender identity development (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Edwards, K. & Harris, F. (2009, May). Empirically based strategies and recommendations to foster college men’s development. Paper presented at 2009 Conference on College Men, Philadelphia, PA.

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Gibbs, N. (2008, April 14). College confidential: To close the campus gender gap admissions officers often favor boys. Is that a good idea? Time, 171, 80.

Greig, A., Kimmel, M. & Lang, J. (2000). Men, masculinities and development: Broadening our work towards gender equality. Gender in Development Monograph Series #10. United Nations Gender Development Programme.

Harper, S.R. (2007). The measure of a man: conceptualizations of masculinity among high-achieving African American male college students. In M.S. Kimmel & M.A. Messner (Eds.), Men’s Lives (pp.134-146). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Harris, F. (2009, April). College men’s meanings of masculinities and contextual influences: Toward a conceptual model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Harris, F. (2008). Deconstructing masculinity: A qualitative study of college men’s masculine conceptualization and gender performance. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 45(4), 453-474.

Harris III, F., & Harper, S.R. (2008). Masculinities go to community college: Understanding male identity socialization and gender role conflict. In J. Lester (Ed.). Gendered perspectives on community colleges: New directions for community colleges, 142 (pp. 25-35). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Hawkins, V., Harris III, F., Harper, S.R. & Larabee, H. (2008, March). Engaging college men: responding to male absenteeism in out-of-class activities and student organizations. Paper presented at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators annual conference, Boston, MA.

Jaschik, S. (2007, May 23). Looking for male students. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/05/23/male.

Jordan, E. & Cowan, A. (2007). Warrior narratives in the kindergarden classroom: Renegotiating the social contract? In M.S. Kimmel & M.A. Messner, (Eds.), Men’s Lives (pp. 39-51). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Kahn, J.S., Holmes, J. & Brett, B. (2009, April). Men struggling in higher education: what’s dominant masculinity got to do with it? Paper presented at American Men’s Studies Association international conference, Concordia University Montreal, Canada.

Kellom, G.E. (2004).Editor’s Notes, In G.E. Kellom (Ed.), Developing effective programs and services for college men. New directions for student services (pp.1-7). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Kellom, G. & Groth, M. (March 2010). Engaging college men: Discovering what works and why. Paper presented at the annual conference of NASPA, Chicago, IL.

Kierski, W. & Blazina, C. (2009). The male fear of feminine and its effects on counseling and psychotherapy. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 17(2), 155-172.

Kimmel, M. (2004). Afterward, developing effective programs and services for college Men. In G.E. Kellom (Ed.), Developing effective programs and services for college men. New directions for student services (pp. 97-100). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Kimmel, M. (2008). Guyland: The perilous world where boys become men. NY, NY: HaperCollins Publishers.

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Kingsbury, A. (2007, June). Admittedly unequal. U.S. News and World Report, 142, 50-53.

Laker, J. A. (2008, Summer). College males: Keeping them engaged on your campus. Leadership Exchange: Solutions for Student Affairs Management, 6(2), 8-13.

Laker, J. & Davis, T. (2009, May). What’s a guy to do? Building men’s capacities to engage gender. Paper presented at 2009 Conference on College Men: Engaging college men: Bridging scholarship and practice, University of Pennsylvania.

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