Redefining Men

Alternative Masculinities in a Twelve-Step Program

Bibliographic Data

ID2387503
AuthorsLeslie Irvine (0000-0001-6380-5269, University of Colorado, corresponding author), Brian Klocke (University of Colorado), Brian V Klocke (University of Colorado System)
Year2001
Volume4
Issue1
Pages27-48
Publication date2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMen and Masculinities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1097184x01004001002
OpenAlexW2054355547
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited51

This article argues that Codependents Anonymous-a group often criticized for overlooking gender politics-can encourage an awareness of hegemonic masculinity among men. The psychospiritual codependency discourse requires that people examine their lives for sources of dysfunction and make changes where possible. Drawing on data from ethnographic research and interviews, this article reveals that men can come to attribute dysfunction to stereotypical male behavior. Traditional masculinity has failed to provide the men in this research with its customary privileges, including successful marriages and intimate relationships. The experience of failure left them with no typical male resources on which to draw. This lack of resources, consequently, made change possible. Illustrative cases follow several men through the transition from hegemonic masculinity to egalitarian personhood

Ethnography · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Masculinity · Personhood · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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