Introduction
Abstract
In this issue we have two refereed contributions both describing some limitations of current gender theory and practical ways to understand males' experience of gynocentric sexual politics. Steven P. Moxon’s “Sex is not non-binary (or mutable), and neither is sexual identity or orientation” argues, “Sexual identification and orientation might be expected to show degrees of sex non-separation, but seemingly through their very closeness in derivation from sex are themselves binary and immutable.” Richard A. W. Bradford’s “Association of partner abuse with loneliness and impaired well-being of separated fathers in Wales” argues evidence exists that males are severely impacted by parental separation. In his analysis-and-opinion piece, “A gentleman’s guide to sex, etc.: A modern advice book for men,” Stephen K. Baskerville claims that “sexual self-control lies at the foundation of every successful civilization.” Tim Goldich’s brief contribution to this issue, “The glass floor and the glass wall,” engages with the conventional feminist metaphor of the exclusionary glass ceiling to consider ways in which males are systematically prevented from arenas of gynocentric privilege. For our second brief contribution, Jerome Teelucksingh offers our readers an interesting dialogue: “An interview with Vivek Singh: A young men’s rights activist from India.” In addition to noting instances of male disadvantage in India, the authors discuss Singh’s book, cowritten with Alan Millard, Men’s rights are human rights too: A manifesto.
Author Biography
Dr Gouws is a Professor of English at Springfield College in Massachusetts, U.S.A. and a Lecturer in English at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, U.S.A. He has resident status in Australia, and lives in Canberra for several months of the year, working with Australian colleagues in the fields of male health and male studies. He serves on the editorial board of The International Journal of Family Research and Policy and on the advisory board of The Foundation for Male Studies. His recent publications include Manhood and Mettle in George Eliot Adam Bede and The Mill on the Floss: Male Characters Negotiating Victorian Material Culture, The Confidential Clerk. (Centre for Victorian Studies, Jadavpur University, India) and Oriental Interiors: Identities, Performance, Space. (John Potvin, Ed.)
