Men's movement Men's movement Dr Donald E. (Don) Edgar (1936- ) was the Foundation Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Under his leadership the Institute had a profound influence on the Government of Australia regarding family policy, family and work, welfare policy and family law. He continues to contribute to Australian thinking in these areas through his own consulting practise and as an occasional columnist and commentator in the Australian media, particularly The Age and The Australian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Don Edgar"
Masculism is an ideology in the men's movement consisting of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies primarily based on the experiences of men. Although masculism provides a general critique of social relations, many of its proponents also seek to analyze gender inequality and promote men's rights, interests, and issues. Masculism is viewed by its proponents as ideologically analogous to feminism and by its opponents as misogyny. ...more on Wikipedia about "Masculism"
Men's liberation is a stream of the modern men's movement, it holds that men are hurt by the male gender role and patriarchy and that men's lives are alienating, unhealthy and impoverished. ...more on Wikipedia about "Men's liberation"
The men's movement, like most social movements, comprises a number of streams, intersecting in a variety of ways, sometimes opposing each other. These streams are an anti-sexist or pro-feminist stream, a men's liberation stream, a masculist stream, a mythopoetic stream and a men's / fathers' rights stream. ...more on Wikipedia about "Men's movement"
Michael S. Kimmel is an American sociologist. His focus is Men's studies. He teaches at Stony Brook University in New York and is the editor of Men and Masculinities. Kimmel is a spokesperson of NOMAS (THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEN AGAINST SEXISM). He pursues a pro-feminist approach. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Kimmel"
Mythopoetic is a neologism from the words " myth" and " poetry." It describes the making of myths or mythic tales, and can be applied to describe a general style of psychological self-help largely inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell. Authors associated with it include Robert Bly and Clarissa Pinkola Estes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mythopoetic"
Pro-feminist men represent a stream of the modern men's movement sympathetic towards feminism, that is they are pro-feminist. It seeks to add a male voice and advocate change by men in their gender relations and social, political and institutional structures. It can be contrasted to men's liberation, which seeks to emancipate men in like manner to which women were liberated by the women's movement and feminism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pro-feminist men" Simply www.shortopedia.com! shortopedia
Steve Biddulph is a psychologist from Tasmania, Australia who has the author of a number of influential books and now speaks world wide. He has also been active on Australia's treatment of refugees, particularly those in immigration detention. He lives in Tasmania, with his wife and co-author Shaaron Biddulph. ...more on Wikipedia about "Steve Biddulph"
Warren Farrell (b. 1943) is an American writer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Warren Farrell"
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