From Tarzan to Homer Simpson : education and the male violence of the West /

Men have lower life expectancy than women; they account for 90% of the incarcerated population; they die more often in traffic accidents, from alcohol and drug consumption, and they commit more suicides than women. Since that information has been accessible for a long time, why is it not taken into...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nolasco, Sócrates, 1957- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Oliveira, Alexandre K. (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Portugués
Publicado: Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, [2017]
Temas:
Education.
Masculinity in popular culture.
Violence in popular culture.
Masculinité dans la culture populaire.
Violence dans la culture populaire.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Contemporary masculinity
  • The first sex
  • Culture: modernity and subjectivity
  • The operators of culture: subjectivity and myth
  • Beyond Tarzan and Homer Simpson: culture under transformation
  • Conclusion.

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