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Legalizing MisandryFrom Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination against Men |
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This follow-up to the bestselling Spreading Misandry critiques the impact of ideological feminism on law and government.
Lurid and sensationalized events such as the public response to Lorena Bobbitt after she cut off her abusive husband's penis, prurient fascination provoked by Anita Hill's allegations about Clarence Thomas, and the exploitation of the mass murder of fourteen women in Montreal have been processed through popular culture since the 1990s to produce pervasive misandry - contempt for men, the counterpart of misogyny.
Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young believe that this reveals a shift in the United States and Canada to a worldview based on ideological feminism, which presents all issues from the point of view of women and, in the process, explicitly or implicitly attacks men as a class. They argue that ideological feminism is silently reshaping law, public policy, education, and journalism.
Legalizing Misandry offers lively and compelling evidence to demonstrate the pervasiveness of this new thinking - from the courts, classrooms, government committees, and corporate bureaucracies to laws and policies affecting employment, marriage, divorce, custody, sexual harassment, violence, and human rights.
Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young believe that this reveals a shift in the United States and Canada to a worldview based on ideological feminism, which presents all issues from the point of view of women and, in the process, explicitly or implicitly attacks men as a class. They argue that ideological feminism is silently reshaping law, public policy, education, and journalism.
Legalizing Misandry offers lively and compelling evidence to demonstrate the pervasiveness of this new thinking - from the courts, classrooms, government committees, and corporate bureaucracies to laws and policies affecting employment, marriage, divorce, custody, sexual harassment, violence, and human rights.
Details
672 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773528628
March 2006
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"Legalizing Misandry is a tour de force that exceeds even Spreading Misandry in power and persuasion." Don Browning, Divinity School, University of Chicago
Paul Nathanson is a researcher, religious studies, McGill University, and author of Over the Rainbow: The Wizard of Oz as a Secular Myth of America.
Katherine K. Young is James McGill Professor, religious studies, McGill University. She has published extensively on women's issues and ethics.
Katherine K. Young is James McGill Professor, religious studies, McGill University. She has published extensively on women's issues and ethics.
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction ix
PART ONE MEN ON TRIAL: THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION 1
1 Children v. Demons: The McMartin and Other Witch Hunts 3
2 Wives v. Abusers: The Bobbitt Affair 21
3 Workers v. Harassers: The Hill-Thomas Debate 31
4 Martyrs v. Murderers: The Montreal Massacre 53
PART TWO RIGHTS ON TRIAL: MONEY MATTERS 79
5 Women’s Rights v. Human Rights: The Case of Entitlements 81
6 Maternal Rights v. Paternal Rights: The Case of Children 125
PART THREE SEX ON TRIAL: FROM LIBERATION TO SEPARATION 157
7 Power v. Pleasure: The Case of Pornography/Prostitution 159
8 Separatists v. Integrationists: The Case of Sexual Harassment 193
9 Female Victims v. Male Victims: The Case of Violence against Women 223
PART FOUR SOCIETY ON TRIAL: FROM CLASSROOM TO LEGISLATURE 267
10 Ideological Feminism v. Scholarship 269
11 Misandry v. Equality 309
APPENDICES 327
1 Responding to Our Critics: Spreading Misandry Revisited 329
2 Birth of the Bogeyman: One Subtext of Modern Witch Hunts 340
3 Misleading the Public: Statistics Abuse 347
4 Silencing men: The Trouble with Political Correctness 365
5 Respectable Porn: The Debate over Romance Novels 373
6 Bargaining at Beijing: United Nations or United Women 391
7 Paved with Entitlements: The Road to Caste 403
8 Here Come the Feds: Studies of Affirmative Action and Pay Equity 410
9 Dissing Dads: The Debate over Custody 415
10 Gynotopia: Feminism at Academic Conferences 439
11 A Front by Any Other Name: Ideology, Gender Studies, and Women’s Studies 465
12 What’s Sauce for the Goose: Double Standards in a Government Report 471
13 Take That! Comparative Victimology 478
Notes 493
Index 621
Introduction ix
PART ONE MEN ON TRIAL: THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION 1
1 Children v. Demons: The McMartin and Other Witch Hunts 3
2 Wives v. Abusers: The Bobbitt Affair 21
3 Workers v. Harassers: The Hill-Thomas Debate 31
4 Martyrs v. Murderers: The Montreal Massacre 53
PART TWO RIGHTS ON TRIAL: MONEY MATTERS 79
5 Women’s Rights v. Human Rights: The Case of Entitlements 81
6 Maternal Rights v. Paternal Rights: The Case of Children 125
PART THREE SEX ON TRIAL: FROM LIBERATION TO SEPARATION 157
7 Power v. Pleasure: The Case of Pornography/Prostitution 159
8 Separatists v. Integrationists: The Case of Sexual Harassment 193
9 Female Victims v. Male Victims: The Case of Violence against Women 223
PART FOUR SOCIETY ON TRIAL: FROM CLASSROOM TO LEGISLATURE 267
10 Ideological Feminism v. Scholarship 269
11 Misandry v. Equality 309
APPENDICES 327
1 Responding to Our Critics: Spreading Misandry Revisited 329
2 Birth of the Bogeyman: One Subtext of Modern Witch Hunts 340
3 Misleading the Public: Statistics Abuse 347
4 Silencing men: The Trouble with Political Correctness 365
5 Respectable Porn: The Debate over Romance Novels 373
6 Bargaining at Beijing: United Nations or United Women 391
7 Paved with Entitlements: The Road to Caste 403
8 Here Come the Feds: Studies of Affirmative Action and Pay Equity 410
9 Dissing Dads: The Debate over Custody 415
10 Gynotopia: Feminism at Academic Conferences 439
11 A Front by Any Other Name: Ideology, Gender Studies, and Women’s Studies 465
12 What’s Sauce for the Goose: Double Standards in a Government Report 471
13 Take That! Comparative Victimology 478
Notes 493
Index 621
