Preface and Acknowledgments Part I: What Is This Thing Called Patriarchy? 1. Where Are We? 2. Patriarchy, the System: An It Not a He, a Them, or an Us 3. Why Patriarchy? 4. Ideology, Myth, and Magic: Femininity, Masculinity, and "Gender Roles" 5. Feminists and Feminism Part II: Sustaining Illusions, Barriers to Change 6. Thinking About Patriarchy: War, Sex, and Work 7. What Patriarchy? 8. It Must Be Women Part III: Unraveling the Patriarchal Legacy 9. Shame, Guilt, and Responsibility 10. Unraveling the Gender Knot Appendix: Resources for Unraveling the Knot Notes Index
A compelling approach to gender inequality that empowers both men and women to be part of the solution instead of just part of the problem
Allan G. Johnson is a sociologist, writer, and trainer/consultant. He teaches at Hartford College for Women and works in major corporations and in schools on issues of gender and diversity. He is author of several books including Human Arrangements: An Introduction to Sociology, The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language, and The Forest for teh Trees.
"A powerful approach to gender inequality that empowers both men and women to be part of the solution instead of just part of the problem. The Gender Knot belongs on the reading list of every course in sexual politics that encourages students to engage (if not 'smash') patriarchy meaningfully." --Men and Masculinities "As any knitter will tell you, the way to untangle a knot is not to pull hard on one end, but gently shake the entire skein until all the threads are loosened. In this book, Allan Johnson gently and patiently shakes the patriarchal knot until each of the constituent threads becomes analytically clear. In doing so, he gives men a way to be part of unraveling that oppressive knot, rather than simply tugging defensively on their end." --Michael Kimmel, author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History "This is a good book. Why is it good? It's well written, well argued, and nails all the key issues right on the head. It's the best book I've seen in this genre." --Michael Schwalbe, author of Unlocking the Iron Cage: The Men's Movement, Gender Politics, and American Culture
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