Changing Men assembles some of the most innovative and exciting research on men and masculinity. As such, it contributes to the demarcation of the new field of men's studies and to the examination of masculinity within traditional academic disciplines. The contributors deal with broad topical and methodological issues such as reformulating the male role, men in domestic settings, male//female relationships, sexuality, race and gender, and future directions for men's studies.Changing Men assembles some of the most innovative and exciting research on men and masculinity. As such, it contributes to the demarcation of the new field of men's studies and to the examination of masculinity within traditional academic disciplines. The contributors deal with broad topical and methodological issues such as reformulating the male role, men in domestic settings, male//female relationships, sexuality, race and gender, and future directions for men's studies.Rethinking `Masculinity' - Michael S Kimmel New Directions in Research PART ONE: REFORMULATING THE MALE ROLE The Structure of Male Role Norms - Edward Thompson and Joseph Pleck The Embodiment of Masculinity - Mark Mishkind et al Cultural, Psychological, and Behavioral Dimensions The Life of a Man's Seasons - Michael Messner Male Identity in the Lifecourse of the Jock On Heterosexual Masculinity - Gregory M Herek Some Psychical Consequences of the Social Construction of Gender and Sexuality PART TWO: MEN IN DOMESTIC SETTINGS American Fathering in Historical Perspective - Joseph Pleck Paternal Child Care and the Status of Women - Scott Coltrane A Cross-Cultural Study of Gender Differentiation Fathers in Transition - Teresa L Jump and Linda Haas Dual-Career Fathers Participating in Childcare PART THREElcȚ