This book seeks to imagine the possibility of a more loving masculinity in a society where structural violence, failures of government and economic inequality underpin much of the violent behaviour that men display. Enriched with personal reflections on his own experiences as a partner, father, psyc...

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Main Author:	Ratele, Kopano 1969- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Johannesburg, Wits University Press 2023
Subjects:	Masculinity / Social aspects Women / Violence against Man-woman relationships Gewalt Häusliche Gewalt Mann Frau
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	This book seeks to imagine the possibility of a more loving masculinity in a society where structural violence, failures of government and economic inequality underpin much of the violent behaviour that men display. Enriched with personal reflections on his own experiences as a partner, father, psychologist and researcher in the field of men and masculinities, <i>Why Men Hurt Women and Other Reflections on Love, Violence and Masculinity</i> is Kopano Ratele's meditation on love and violence, and the way these forces shape the emotional lives of boys and men.<br><br>At the core of these critical and deeply insightful texts is the question of why men hurt women they love. Ratele contends that many men in our society suffer from a painful, unrecognised, yet consequential love hunger that sets in during boyhood. This need for love may lie at the root of some of the male violence that damages the lives of women, children and men themselves
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (x, 298 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781776147656