| Manly Traditions: The Folk Roots of American Masculinities Contributor(s): Bronner, Simon J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253217814 ISBN-13: 9780253217813 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2005 Annotation: This lively volume examines the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Men's Studies - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 398.35 |
| LCCN: 2005008305 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.28" W x 9.22" (1.49 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Take this test. You think today's sensitive, caring man is: (a) a myth, (b) an oxymoron, or (c) a moron. No matter whether you laugh at this bit of folk humor, its wide circulation bespeaks a modern predicament for American men. Men's manly traditions have been shaken in an age of sensitivity. Some observers have even referred to a crisis of masculinity for a new generation of boys. In Manly Traditions, established scholars in the fields of folklore, men's studies, and gender studies identify the folkloric roots of what it means to be a man in America. In a lively volume they examine the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life. |