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	Kimmel's work has been widely and positively reviewed around the world. His books have received positive reviews in every major magazine and newspaper in the United States, as well as abroad. His documentary history, Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990 (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. This “inspiring, pathbreaking collection of remarkable documents” (Dissent) was also called “meticulously researched” (Booklist) and a “pioneering volume” which “will serve as an inspirational sourcebook for both women and men.” (Publishers’ Weekly).

	His book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1996) was hailed as the definitive work on the subject. Reviewers called the book “wide-ranging, level headed, human and deeply interesting” (Kirkus), “superb… thorough, impressive and fascinating” (Chicago Tribune), “perceptive and refreshing” (Indianapolis Star). One reviewer wrote that “Kimmel’s humane, pathbreaking study points the way toward a redefinition of manhood that combines strength with nurturing, personal accountability, compassion and egalitarianism” (Publishers’ Weekly). Another called it “the most wide-ranging, clear-sighted, accessible book available on the mixed fortunes of masculinity in the United States” (San Francisco Chronicle). Another called it “a cultural history as readable and fascinating as Kate Millet’s epoch-making Sexual Politics (Booklist). The book also received impressive reviews in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post Book World (front page review), and The New York Times Book Review, which noted that this “concise, incisive” book “elucidates the masculine ideals of the past 200 years…just as shelves of feminist books have elucidated the feminine.”

	Kimmel's work has been controversial, and some people regard it as "anti-male" or an example of "misandry." Sociologist ] characterized Kimmel's work in ''Men's Lives'' and ''Manhood in America'' as "particularly ]" and "dehumanizing" for using a long list of villains as examples of men without a single positive historical image and for writing "erhaps we should slap a warning label on ] across the land. 'Warning: Operating This Instrument Can Be Dangerous To Your and Others' Health'." <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rethinking-men/201010/why-some-people-have-issues-men-misandry\|author=Anthony Synnott, Ph.D.. \|title=Why Some People Have Issues With Men: Misandry \|publisher='']'' \|date= 6 October 2010}}</ref>		Kimmel's work has been controversial, and some people regard it as "anti-male" or an example of "misandry." Sociologist ] characterized Kimmel's work in ''Men's Lives'' and ''Manhood in America'' as "particularly ]" and "dehumanizing" for using a long list of villains as examples of men without a single positive historical image and for writing "erhaps we should slap a warning label on ] across the land. 'Warning: Operating This Instrument Can Be Dangerous To Your and Others' Health'." <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rethinking-men/201010/why-some-people-have-issues-men-misandry\|author=Anthony Synnott, Ph.D.. \|title=Why Some People Have Issues With Men: Misandry \|publisher='']'' \|date= 6 October 2010}}</ref>

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Michael Kimmel
Born	1951
Nationality	American
Occupation	Sociologist
Years active	1987-present
Employer	State University of New York at Stony Brook
Known for	Writings on: gender studies masculinities men and feminism
Spouse	Amy Aronson
Website	http://creativepromotionsagency.com/mk/

Dr. Michael Scott Kimmel (born 1951) is an American sociologist, specializing in gender studies. He teaches at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in New York and is the editor of Men and Masculinities. Kimmel is a spokesperson of NOMAS (The National Organization For Men Against Sexism). He is the husband of Amy Aronson, a Fordham University Professor, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Education

Kimmel earned a B.A. with distinction from Vassar College in 1972; an M.A. from Brown University in 1974; and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 with a dissertation titled: Absolutism and its Discontents: Fiscal Crisis and Political Opposition in Seventeenth Century France and England.

Views

Comments regarding "fight clubs"

In an article about a "fight club" in Menlo Park, California, Kimmel remarked that there was a sadomasochistic thread running through them, and said they "are the male version of the girls who cut themselves. All day long these guys think they're the captains of the universe, technical wizards. They're brilliant but empty. They want to feel differently. They want to get hit, they want to feel something real."

Reception

Kimmel's work has been controversial, and some people regard it as "anti-male" or an example of "misandry." Sociologist Anthony Synnott characterized Kimmel's work in Men's Lives and Manhood in America as "particularly misandric" and "dehumanizing" for using a long list of villains as examples of men without a single positive historical image and for writing "erhaps we should slap a warning label on penises across the land. 'Warning: Operating This Instrument Can Be Dangerous To Your and Others' Health'."

Publications

Kimmel (1987). Changing Men: New Directions in the Study of Men and Masculinity. Sage. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (1988). Absolutism and its Discontents: State and Society in 17th Century France and England. Transaction. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (1990). Revolution: A Sociological Perspective. Temple University Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (1991). Men Confront Pornography. New American Library. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (1992). Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the U.S., 1776–1990. Beacon. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (1989, 1992, 1995). Men's Lives. Macmillan. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
Kimmel (1995). The Politics of Manhood. Temple University Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (1996). Manhood in America: A Cultural History. Free Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (2000). The Gendered Society. Oxford University Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (2003). Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Kimmel (2004). Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities. SAGE Publications. ISBN 0-76192-370-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Kimmel (2005). The Gender of Desire: Essays on Masculinity. Albany: State University of New York Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (2008). Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. Harper. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Kimmel (2009). Sociology Now (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-20573-199-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Kimmel (2010). Men's Lives. Pearson Allyn & Bacon. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)