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<p>First rate! Ramirez critically reviews an impressive anthropological and social science literature on masculinity and male sexualities, applying what&#39;s best and critiquing the rest. He probes the politics of representation and engages in a sophisticated practice of cultural reflexivity.<br>&#151;Director of Cultural Studies, George Mason University.</p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>First published in Spanish in 1993, Ramrezs exploration of power and masculinity among Puerto Rican men focuses on four major points: deconstruction of the term machismo; analysis of the meanings of masculinity; exploration of what it means to be a Puerto Rican male; and el ambiente, or the homosexual community in Puerto Rico. Each of the four issues is treated in a single chapter, and a final chapter deals with the construction of a new masculinity. Ramrez (anthropology, Univ. of Puerto Rico) concludes that the process of change is a challenge that prior researchers have not solved, but he fails to propose his own solution. Based on current research in Puerto Rico and the United States, his findings are important given the large Puerto Rican community in this country. Although Ramrezs work treats

Author

Rafael L. Ramírez

Publisher

Rutgers University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813526614

Subjects

Psychology, Social_sciences