Men Do It Too: Opting Out and In

Men Do It Too: Opting Out and In provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of men leaving mainstream careers models, investigating how globalization, individualization, and high modernity affect decisions to opt out. The book interweaves social theory and relevant debates with the narratives of 15 men who have left successful careers to live and work on their own terms, offering insights into men's identity work and what organizations can learn from this research to create sustainable work environments.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 189 pages
\n Publication date: 08 June 2021
\n Publisher: De Gruyter
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Men Do It Too: Opting Out and In provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of men leaving mainstream careers models, contributing to ongoing discussions on opting out. The book delves into how globalization, individualization, and the age of high modernity, alongside issues of masculinity and what it means to be a man in contemporary society and organizational contexts, influence decisions to opt out. Throughout the book, social theory and relevant debates are interwoven with the narratives of 15 men who have left successful careers and mainstream career models to live and work on their own terms: six from the United States, five from Finland, and four from the UK. The narratives serve to illustrate the issues presented, as well as offering an insight into the men's identity work throughout their opting-out processes. Additionally, Biese explores what organizations can learn from the knowledge gathered in her research on men (and women) opting out, which is crucial for creating sustainable work environments that not only attract but also retain employees.

Men Do It Too: Opting Out and In

Offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of men leaving mainstream careers models, contributing to ongoing discussions on opting out.

The book investigates how globalization, individualization, and the age of high modernity, in addition to issues of masculinity and what it means to be a man in contemporary society and organizational contexts, affect decisions to opt out.

Throughout the book, social theory and relevant debates are interwoven with the narratives of 15 men who have left successful careers and mainstream career models to live and work on their own terms: six from the United States, five from Finland, and four from the UK.

The narratives help illustrate the issues presented, as well as providing an insight into the men's identity work throughout their opting-out processes.

Additionally, Biese explores what organizations can learn from the knowledge gathered in her research on men (and women) opting out, which is crucial for creating sustainable work environments that not only attract but also retain employees.

\n Weight: 402g\n
Dimension: 164 x 236 x 17 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9783110724165\n \n