Michael Kimmel
Michael Kimmel
Michael Scott Kimmel is an American sociologist specializing in gender studies. He holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Stony Brook University in New York and is the founder and editor of the academic journal Men and Masculinities. Kimmel is a spokesperson of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism and a longtime feminist. In 2013, he founded the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University, where he is Executive Director...
book men support
The pull of Guyland reminds us that women cannot accomplish this transformation alone. In the book's final chapter I argue that just as men need to stand up, do the right thing and break the silence that perpetuates Guyland, so, too, do women need to support each other in resisting its pull.
men healthy might
It's like what you might call Goldilocks' dilemma in the old fairy tale. Young men see women as "less than" or "better than," but never their equals. And studies indicate that equality is the best foundation for a healthy relationship.
real men thinking
Many boyfriends or close male friends seem so different when they are by themselves, as opposed to when they are with a bunch of other guys. I think it has to do with the desperate desire on the part of guys to be seen as a "real guy" - a real man, a man's man.
men white-man america
White men in North America are the beneficiaries of the single biggest affirmative action program in world history. It's called world history.
men white-man europe
White men in Europe and the US are the beneficiaries of the single greatest affirmative action program in the history of the world; it is called the history of the world.
sex men married
Ironically, survey after survey shows that married men are happier and healthier than unmarried men. Oh, and they also have more sex.
men guy healthy
Young men are eager to "hook up" with women. And many say they have very good female friends. But some of the emotions circulating among guys make it difficult to form and sustain healthy relationships.
believe men feminism
Feminism loves men enough to expect them to act more honorably and actually believes them capable of doing so.
men silence pillars
Some of the worst elements of Guyland rest on the twin pillars of men's silence and women's compliance.
zero winning men
We have the data to prove to men that gender equality is not a zero-sum game, but a win-win.
advertising bad conditions depends grown
To be grown up is to be settled, comfortable, stable, responsible, and secure. Those are bad conditions for advertising, which depends on our sense of insecurity, anxiety, and incompleteness.
ask center entitles feminism gender invented liberation
You think women's liberation and feminism entitles you to be sexual? Sure! Fine! But you still have to get us and make us the center of your universe. I ask you one question. Which gender do you think invented the thong?
guys
It is very simple. It's because guys rule,
context people
You need to put this in the context of all the other things we think of as disfiguring that people do because they think they'll be more attractive.