Introduction / Michael Kimmel, Jeff Hearn, R.W. Connell
PART I. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Social theories in researching men and masculinities: direct gender hierarchy and structural inequality / Øystein Gullvåg Holter
Men, masculinities and feminist theory / Judith Kegan Gardiner
Queering the pitch? Gay masculinities / Tim Edwards
PART II. GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PATTERNS
Globalization, imperialism and masculinities / R.W. Connell
Men in the Third World: postcolonial perspectives on masculinity / Robert Morrell, Sandra Swart
Masculinities in Latin America / Matt Gutmann, Mara Viveros
East Asian masculinities / Futoshi Taga
Men, masculinities and "Europe" / Critical Research on Men in Europe (CROME)
PART III. STRUCTURES, INSTITUTIONS, AND PROCESSES
Class and masculinity / David Morgan
Male sexualities / Ken Plummer
Men, masculinities, and crime / James W. Messerschmidt
Masculinities in education / Jon Swain
Boys and men in families: the domestic production of gender, power and privilege / Michele Adams, Scott Coltrane
Fatherhood and masculinities / William Marsiglio, Joseph H. Pleck.
"Gentlemen, the lunchbox has landed": representations of masculinities and men's bodies in the popular media / Jim McKay, Janine Mokosza, Brett Hutchins
Men and masculinities in work, organizations and management / David L. Collinson, Jeff Hearn
PART IV. BODIES, SELVES, DISCOURSES
Still a man's world?: studying masculinities and sport / Mike Messner
The study of masculinities and men's health: an overview / Don Sabo
Masculinities and interpersonal violence / Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz
Masculinity and degrees of bodily normativity in Western culture / Tom Gerschick
Transgendering, men and masculinities / Richard Ekins, Dave King
PART V. POLITICS
Nation / Joane Nagel
Globalization and its mal(e)contents: the gendered moral economy of terrorism / Michael Kimmel
War, militarism and masculinities / Paul Higate, John Hopton
Islamist masculinity and Muslim masculinities / Shahin Gerami
Men's collective struggles for gender justice: the case of anti-violence activism / Michael Flood.