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21	Re-inventing the caveman : narrative discussions on maleness Choles, Aiden Grant 30 November 2004 (has links) The state of Maleness has received much attention in academic and public discourse of late. One such instance is the play Defending the Caveman, which depicts men in their ”natural” settings as Cavemen, thereby justifying Caveman-like behaviour. On the other hand, much writing exists that find men culpable of discrimination, violence and abuse towards others. Discourses like these have real effects on the ways in which men choose and act on their Maleness. Six men engaged in narrative therapeutic discussions in an attempt to share their stories of Maleness, to discuss how society constructs men, and to re-evaluate the Maleness chosen by the participants. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th. (Pastoral Therapy) Gender roles Feminism Practical theology Homosexuality Patriarchy Maleness Deconstruction Postmodernism Discourse Social constructionism Narrative approach 305.31 Narrative therapy Social constructionism Postmodernism Homosexuality Feminism Masculinity Sex differences Deconstruction