Men to boys : the making of modern immaturity / Gary Cross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cross, Gary S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--United States.

Men.

Men in popular culture--United States.

Men in popular culture.

Masculinity--United States.

Masculinity.

Men--United States--History--20th century.

Masculinity--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adam Sandler movies, HBO's Entourage, and such magazines as Maxim and FHM all trade in and appeal to one character& mdash;the modern boy-man. Addicted to video games, comic books, extreme sports, and dressing down, the boy-man would rather devote an afternoon to Grand Theft Auto than plan his next career move. He would rather prolong the hedonistic pleasures of youth than embrace the self-sacrificing demands of adulthood. When did maturity become the ultimate taboo? Men have gone from idolizing Cary Grant to aping Hugh Grant, shunning marriage and responsi

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Where Have All the Men Gone?; Chapter 1. When Fathers Knew Best(or Did They?); Cchapter 2. Living Fast,(Sometimes) Dying Young; Chapter 3. Talking About My Generation; Chapter 4. My Generation Becomes the Pepsi Generation; Chapter 5. New Stories, New Rebels; Chapter 6. Endless Thrills; Chapter 7. Life Beyond Pleasure Island; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index

Notes:

Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612796418

9781282796416

1282796410

9780231513111

0231513119

OCLC:

826476352