Masculinity in American Politics

This pathbreaking volume is an invaluable resource for social scientists, students, and practitioners interested in understanding how masculinity influences politics. McDermott and Cassino have brought together compelling studies employing a wide range of approaches to document the multitude of ways that masculinity, in its various forms and complexity, pervades almost all aspects of American politics. -- Susan J. Carroll * author of A Seat at the Table: Congresswomen’s Perspectives on Why Their Presence Matters (Oxford 2018) * Too often, gender scholars in political science focus on women and femininity at the expense of analyzing the masculinized nature of politics. This volume offers a path forward by conceptualizing and defining masculinity and masculine identity to demonstrate the many ways that it affects socialization, elections, and citizens with attention to race and disability as important intersections for analysis. The set of top-notch authors from across political science argue persuasively that masculinity is crucial for interpreting the current political environment. -- Monica Schneider * co-author of The Political Psychology of Women in U.S. Politics (Routledge Studies in Political Psychology Book 4) * You can’t understand much about contemporary U.S. politics without understanding mainstream masculinity. This timely volume ranges across key areas of political science that intersect with masculinity including socialization, race and ethnicity, ableism, elections, care, and generational analyses. Essential reading for mapping out a more hopeful future beyond hegemonic masculinity. -- Susan Burgess, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science, Ohio University It seems obvious that masculinity plays a role in politics, but the question of how it does so is complex, multifaceted, and far-reaching. This brilliant collection of essays explores this complexity from a variety of perspectives, shedding much-needed light on the many ways that masculinity shapes the political world and our participation in it. For anyone interested in dismantling gender inequality, this book is an absolute must read. -- Heath Fogg Davis, Professor of Political Philosophy and Director, Intellectual Heritage Program Temple University * Heath Fogg Davis, Professor of Political Philosophy and Director, Intellectual Heritage Program Temple University *