Men, Masculinities and Methodologies

Feminist researchers have produced a large body of critical scholarship on methodologies as they pertain to the study of women. However, questions about issues such as power, positionality and ethics in research related to men and masculinities have remained largely unaddressed. This is despite the fact that research on men and masculinities has grown exponentially in recent years, as is evidenced by the increasing number of scholarly books and journals on the subject. In this book researchers reflect on their experiences of studying men and masculinities from the perspective of topics ranging from internet dating and violence to social inclusion and rock climbing. They also canvass how we can address difference and diversity amongst men and between masculinities in our methodological approaches. Through the lens of masculinity studies the authors contribute to broader methodological debates about subjects such as field access, insider-outsider positioning and qualitative versus quantitative approaches.

Barbara Pini is Professor in the School of Humanities at Griffith University, Australia. She is author of Masculinities and Management in Agricultural Organizations Worldwide and Gender and Rurality (with Lia Bryant).

Bob Pease is Chair of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Development at Deakin University, Australia. His most recent publications include Migrant Men: Critical Studies of Masculinities and the Migration Experience, Undoing Privilege: Unearned Advantage in a Divided World and Men and Masculinities Around the World: Transforming Men's Practices (with Elisabetta Ruspini, Jeff Hearn and Keith Pringle).