| Masculinity Beyond the Metropolis 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Kenway, J. (Author), Kraack, A. (Author), Hickey-Moody, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403939322 ISBN-13: 9781403939326 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Sociological investigation of modernity, society and everyday life often centre on a predominately urban experience. The research in this book focuses on two areas of growing importance: masculinity as a socially-constructed gender, and the impact of place or space on identity, but considers young men living in areas that are not densely populated--rural or agricultural areas, coastal areas, lowly populated or un-developed areas--and how the characteristics of these places have impacted on their relationships, activities and identities. Examining both representations in film, print and media and ethnographic research methods, the reader is provided with evidence "straight from the horses mouth" and may reflect on the differences between popular representation and imagination and the everyday reality of existing on the physical margins of modern life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Men's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 305.310 |
| LCCN: 2006041162 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.86" W x 8.68" (0.91 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book gives insights on youth, masculinity and place by exploring spatially marginalized masculinities in stigmatized and romanticized out-of-the-way places in 'developed' Western countries. It shows the impact of globalization on place and identity through global ethnographic studies and media representations of young men in peripheral places. |