Introduction Letting Go Feminism: Reconnecting Self-Care and Social Justice Catherine (Kay) G. Valentine Part One: Theoretical Perspectives 1. Toward a Feminist Theory of Letting Go Donna King 2. On the Interdependence of Personal and Social Transformation David R. Loy 3. Leaning In and Letting Go: Feminist Tools for Valuing Nonwork Jennifer Randles 4. Letting Go of Normal when "Normal" Is Pathological, or Why Feminism Is a Gift to Men Robert Jensen Part Two: Personal Essays 5. When "Straight-Acting" Lost Its Luster: Letting Go of Masculine Privilege Anthony C.

Ocampo 6. The Gold Pen Deborah J. Cohan 7. Whether Willing or Unwilling: The Personal, the Professional, and Two Years of Too Much Meghan M. Sweeney 8. Letting Go: How Does a Feminist Retire? Diane E. Levy 9. When Enough Is Enough: African American Women Reclaiming Themselves Shirley A.

Jackson Part Three: Ethnographies 10. What to Let Go: Insights from Online Cervical Cancer Narratives Tracy B. Citeroni 11. Stay-at-Home Fathers: Are Domestic Men Bucking Hegemonic Masculinity? Steven Farough 12. From Retail Banking to Credit Counseling: Opting Out and Tuning In Kevin J. Delaney 13. Keeping Up Appearances: Working Class Feminists Speak Out about the Success Model in Academia Roxanne Gerbrandt and Liza Kurtz 14. Letting Go and Having Fun: Redefining Aging in America Deana A.

Rohlinger and Haley Gentile Part Four: Ecological Perspectives 15. Letting Go and Getting Real: Applying Buddhist Principles to Address Environmental Crisis Janine Schipper 16. Consuming Violence: Oil and Food in Everyday Life 201 Patricia Widener 17. Growing Food, Growing Justice: Letting Go by Holding On to the Feminine Principle Leontina Hormel and Ryanne Pilgeram Part Five: Visionary Feminism 18. Dig Deep: Beyond Lean In bell hooks Contributors Index.