Manhood in America: A Cultural HistoryFor more than three decades, the women's movement and its scholars have exhaustively studied women's complex history, roles, and struggles. In Manhood in America, Second Edition, author Michael S. Kimmel--a leading authority in gender studies--argues that it is time for men to rediscover their own evolution. Drawing on a myriad of sources, including advice books, magazine columns, political pamphlets, and popular novels and films, he demonstrates that American men have been eternally frustrated by their efforts to keep up with constantly changing standards. Kimmel contends that men must follow the lead of the women's movement; it is only by mining their past for its best qualities and worst excesses that men will free themselves from the constraints of the masculine ideal. Condensed and revised in this second edition, Manhood in America features updated chapters and examples that extend its coverage through the Bush administration. Touching on issues of masculinity as they pertain to current events, the book discusses such timely topics as post-9/11 politics, "self-made" masculinities (including those of Internet entrepreneurs), presidential campaigns, and gender politics. It also covers contemporary debates about fatherlessness, the biology of male aggression, and pop psychologists like John Gray and Dr. Laura. Outlining the various ways in which manhood has been constructed and portrayed in America, this engaging history is ideal as a main text for courses on masculinity or as a supplementary text for courses in gender studies and cultural history. |
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... and trivializations" of women's experiences.4 Women's Studies rescued from
obscurity the lives of notable women who had been ignored or whose work had
been minimized by traditional scholarship and also examined the everyday lives
of ...
... and trivializations" of women's experiences.4 Women's Studies rescued from
obscurity the lives of notable women who had been ignored or whose work had
been minimized by traditional scholarship and also examined the everyday lives
of ...
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The inclusion of the words "as if" speaks volumes about men's lives at the turn of
the century. Work could no longer be relied upon to express one's autonomy and
success. But one had still to act as if it did!" Although fears of feminization were ...
The inclusion of the words "as if" speaks volumes about men's lives at the turn of
the century. Work could no longer be relied upon to express one's autonomy and
success. But one had still to act as if it did!" Although fears of feminization were ...
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It's also about our own lives. For the past thirty years, psychologist John Gottman
has been tracking what makes successful marriages work.2 What he's found is
revealing. When men share housework and child care, their children are
healthier ...
It's also about our own lives. For the past thirty years, psychologist John Gottman
has been tracking what makes successful marriages work.2 What he's found is
revealing. When men share housework and child care, their children are
healthier ...
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Contents
The Birth of the SelfMade Man | 11 |
SelfControl and Fantasies of Escape | 30 |
Captains of Industry White Collars and | 57 |
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| Title | Manhood in America: A Cultural History |
| Author | Michael S. Kimmel |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 9 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0195181131, 9780195181135 |
| Length | 322 pages |
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