'While the political question of care and caring has long been on feminist agendas, an explicit critical focus on men, masculinities and care has been taken up less frequently. If you are interested in how care and lack of care works by and for men - in care-free, care-less and care-full masculinities - this is the book for you! The book should become a key text not just in relation to theory and policy on care, but for changing everyday practice too.' - Jeff Hearn, Professor of Gender Studies, Linköping University, Sweden, Professor of Sociology, University of Huddersfield, UK, and co-author of Men and Masculinities in Europe

'Hanlon's Masculinities, Care and Equality is a fresh perspective on the worlds of men, masculinities, and caring. The text, focusing on the lives of diverse Irish men, creatively weaves together rich theoretical perspectives on men and masculinity while simultaneously placing the diverse voices of men in that landscape. The text is incredibly engaging, interesting, and thought provoking. MCE will appeal to people from various disciplines who wish to understand unique systemic power-relations that shape the constructs of gender and the ways in which diverse men negotiate their own unique understanding of themselves as carers. The text is both critical of privilege as it relates to the disengagement of caring practices and sensitive to the systemic and individual factors that contribute to a more nuanced understanding of caring for men. A sophisticated analysis that will be welcomed by the field.' - Jack S. Kahn, Ph.D. Author of an Introduction to Masculinities

'This is an admirably profound account of an important but neglected topic. Care could not be a more important subject and this book's elucidation of masculinity and care is a significant contribution to the field that deserves a wide audience.' Mary Daly, Professor in the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, UK