Studs, Tools, and the Family Jewels: Metaphors Men Live By Contributor(s): Murphy, Peter F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299171345 ISBN-13: 9780299171346 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Men's Studies |
Dewey: 305.31 |
LCCN: 00010619 |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.61 lbs) 184 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Peter F. Murphy's purpose in this book is not to shock but rather to educate, provoke discussion, and engender change. Looking at the sexual metaphors that are so pervasive in American culture-jock, tool, shooting blanks, gang bang, and others even more explicit-he argues that men are trapped and damaged by language that constantly intertwines sexuality and friendship with images of war, machinery, sports, and work. |