MEN'S MOVEMENTS
1.  Male liberation
men oppressed by sexism
men also victims of gender status quo
nothing said about male domination of women
 

2.   Men against sexism
profeminist
most radical
patriarchy harms primarily women although traditional masculinity is also harmful to men especially to men of colour and working class men
sexism is a system of male domination and thus to change need to reconstruct gender and gender relations
 

3.   Male rights
anti-feminist
"traditional", conservative
principal harm of masculinity is directed against men and not women, e.g. harm and constraints of traditional masculine role
sexism is against men and thus men need to be protected, e.g. divorce, child custody and domestic violence prosecution
priority to family
Promise Keepers is largest group
 

4.   Gay Liberation
challenging hegemonic masculinity, i.e. the ideal male: white, middle class and masculine
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FEMINIST THEORIES AND MOVEMENTS
ANTI-FEMINIST MOVEMENTS
GENDER RELATIONS
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