Men, Law and Gender

‘In this extraordinarily original and provocative book, Richard Collier clearly establishes the terms for future debates about legal and social constructions of masculinity and the relationship between law, gender, and men ... In a strikingly creative series of chapters, Collier provides the reader with compelling assessments of how recent cultural, social, and economic transformations have profoundly altered men's expectations and aspirations for themselves and others. Collier's complex and sophisticated approach to masculinity presents a needed challenge to outmoded ways of thinking about men and gender... it is an inspiration for future work across the disciplines’

Martha Albertson Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor at Emory University, School of Law

‘Richard Collier's careful extraction of codes of masculinity embedded in different aspects of the law is a milestone in critical legal thinking. Whether focusing on legal institutions (law school, law firms), legal discourse, or social movements that focus on the law, Collier is invariably empirically grounded, theoretically informed, and deeply thoughtful. Men, Law and Gender is both a bracing analysis and a critical gendered meditation.’

Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology, SUNY Stony Brook

‘Men, Law and Gender is the product of many years of thoughtful engagement in the field of gendered legal studies. It is impressive in the range of issues covered and in the way in which it moves between the everyday experiences to more general issues of gender and law in a changing society. It is impressive, most of all, in its refusal to accept easy answers and in the many ways in which it engages the reader in a critical debate and in a confrontation with some of the key issues of our time.’

Professor David H J Morgan, Keele University and Emeritus Professor, Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, University of Manchester