Manhood in the making : cultural concepts of masculinity /

Explores the question "what does it mean to 'be a man' in different cultures around the world?" A cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilmore, David D., 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1990]
Subjects:
Masculinity > Cross-cultural studies.
Machismo > Cross-cultural studies.
Men > Psychology > Cross-cultural studies.
Ethnology.
Cross-cultural studies.
Anthropology, Cultural
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Men > psychology
Masculinité > Études transculturelles.
Machisme > Études transculturelles.
Hommes > Psychologie > Études transculturelles.
Ethnologie.
Études transculturelles.
Machismo.
Masculinity.
Men > Psychology.
Mannelijkheid.
Seksen.
Sociaal gedrag.
Psychologische aspecten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The manhood puzzle.
  • Performative excellence: circum-Mediterranean.
  • Looking for manhood: Truk Island.
  • Performance anxiety: Mehinaku.
  • Interlude: other men, other manhoods.
  • Markers to manhood: Samburu.
  • Rites of manhood: Sambia.
  • Action and ambiguity: East and South Asia.
  • Exceptions: Tahiti and Semai.

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