ISBN:
9780199328185
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (209 pages)
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DDC:
305.42
Keywords:
Misogyny
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Pundits and politicians often opine on the irrelevance of feminism and the women's movement today. Some commentators describe the state of feminism as "post-feminist," alongside equally questionable claims of Barack Obama's election as signaling a "post-racial" America. Modern Misogyny examines contemporary anti-feminism in a "post-feminist" era. It considers the widespread notion that the feminist movement has ended, in large part because the work of feminism has been completed. In fact, the argument goes, women have been so successful in achieving equality, it is now men who currently are at risk of becoming irrelevant and unnecessary. These sentiments make up modern anti-feminism. Modern Misogyny argues that equality has not been fully achieved and that anti-feminism is now packaged in a more palatable, but stealthy form. This book addresses the nature, function, and implications of modern anti-feminism in the United States.
Abstract:
Cover -- Modern Misogyny: Anti-feminism in a Post-feminist Era -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The (Lack of) Significance of Feminism -- 1. Consumerism, Individualism, and Anti-Activism -- 2. Post-feminism Post-9/11 -- 3. Manufacturing Man-Hating Feminism -- 4. The End of Men and the Boy Crisis -- 5. Women are Wonderful, but Most Are Disliked -- 6. Is Feminism Good for Women? -- Conclusion -- Index.
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