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Manhood impossible : men's struggles to control and transform their bodies and work /

In Manhood Impossible, Scott Melzer argues that boys' and men's bodies and breadwinner status are the two primary sites for their expression of control. Controlling selves and others, and resisting being dominated and controlled is most connected to men's bodies and work. However, no...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melzer, Scott (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Camden : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: The Manhood Dilemma; Part I. The Body Dilemma; Chapter 1. Ritual Violence in a Two-Car Garage: The Gentlemen's Fighting Club; Chapter 2. Fighting Back; Chapter 3. Seeking Growth: The Penis Health Club; Chapter 4. Compensating for Body Failures; Part II. The Breadwinner Dilemma; Chapter 5. Non-breadwinners: Unemployed Men and Stay-at-Home Dads; Chapter 6. Unemployment Blues and Backlash; Chapter 7. Redefining Manhood: Stay-at-Home Dads as Real Men; Part III. The Future of the Manhood Dilemma; Conclusion: Making Manhood Possible
  • Appendix: Studying Men and ManhoodAcknowledgments; Notes; Index; About the Author