Responding To Men In Crisis Masculinities, Distress and the postmodern Political Landscape

Responding to Men in Crisis is based on new research looking at gendered assumptions about rationality and men's mental health. It looks at postmodern theory in relation to masculinities and madness, and discusses key contemporary debates in political uses of risk, dangerousness and so on. The author relates this to a discussion of current policy and practice responses to men within the mental health system. It offers the reader a theoretical exploration of a topically and politically sensitive issues and is relevant to service user involvement and survivor movements, making it essential reading for academics and students of sociology and allied disciplines.Taylor, Brian is the author of 'Responding To Men In Crisis Masculinities, Distress and the postmodern Political Landscape', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415346504 and ISBN 0415346509.