Bringing Critical Femininities Into Conversation With Critical Masculinities in Family Science: Extending the Case for Using Femme Theory
Abstract
ABSTRACT In this article, a feminist family scholar and a critical femininities scholar bring critical femininities into conversation with critical masculinities within Family Science. Using theoretical frameworks from critical femininities scholarship, we developed a diagnostic tool to help scholars engage with critical femininities while reading critical masculinities scholarship. In so doing, we ask if the feminine is valued, obscured, and/or underexplored. We encourage the reader to contemplate the benefits of critical femininities informing critical masculinities.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Coaching Methods and Impact
Counseling
Therapy
and Family Dynamics
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Family Theory & Review
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 298–304
- Publication date
- 17 May 2026
- Language
- EN