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Manhood impossible : men's struggles to control and transform their bodies and work / Scott Melzer.
LIBRA HQ1090 .M4195 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melzer, Scott, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Men--Identity.
- Men.
- Masculinity.
- Sex role.
- Body image.
- Physical Description:
- v, 282 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- News Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- Introduction : The Manhood Dilemma
- Part I. The Body Dilemma. Ritual Violence in a Two-Car Garage : The Gentlemen's Fighting Club
- Fighting Back
- Seeking Growth : The Penis Health Club
- Compensating for Body Failures
- Part II. The Breadwinner Dilemma. Non-breadwinners : Unemployed Men and Stay-at-Home Dads
- Unemployment Blues and Backlash
- Redefining Manhood : Stay-at-Home Dads as Real Men
- Part III. The Future of the Manhood Dilemma
- Conclusion : Making Manhood Possible
- Appendix : Studying Men and Manhood.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-276) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813584904
- 0813584906
- 9780813584898
- 0813584892
- OCLC:
- 1007567687
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