Masculinity as an Impasse
Beauvoir’s Understanding of Men’s Situation in The Second Sex
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21636838 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manon Garcia (0000-0002-0933-3683, Freie Universität Germany Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-206 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Simone de Beauvoir Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-2042 • E-ISSN: 2589-7616 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/25897616-bja10049 |
| OpenAlex | W4308914470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Second Sex can be read as a compelling philosophical exploration of masculinity. Beauvoir proposes to understand masculinity as a situation. It is an impasse as men are stuck in a position where they seek recognition from women, but they construct women in such a way that the recognition women can give them is incomplete and unsatisfying. This understanding of masculinity is crucial for Beauvoir’s emancipatory agenda and suggests that men have nonaltruistic reasons to take part in feminist movements
Masculinity · Sociology · Computer Science · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Psychology · Simone de Beauvoir and Sartre
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |