Between Men and Masculinity: An assessment of the term 'masculinity' in recent scholarship on men

“This is an apt moment to publish a book about masculinities, especially Australian ones ...” so began Bob Connell, an international expert in this areas, in his preface to this very interesting collection of essays on contemporary masculinities.\ud This anthology includes contributions from areas such as cultural studies (especially film, media and literary texts), schooling, health management and masculinities\ud theory. Entertaining and diverse topics examine the ageing male body, the history of the codpiece, Australian surf life-saving culture, Pauline Hanson’s appeal to Australian\ud men, the influence of life history upon prostrate cancer, popular teen moves as sex instruction manuals, ‘wussy boys’ and much, much more. [Publisher website