More Man Than You'll Ever Be!: Gay Folklore and Acculturation in Middle America - Couverture souple

Goodwin, Joseph P.

 
9780253204974: More Man Than You'll Ever Be!: Gay Folklore and Acculturation in Middle America
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0253204976 ISBN 13 : 9780253204974
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 1989

Synopsis

No one is brought up to be gay. Lacking the formal support systems--families, schools, churches--gay men rely on their folklore in interacting with one another and to relieve the pressures of belonging to a stigmatized group. Jokes and other forms of humor, language, and personal experience narratives help gay men to identify and communicate with one another--even in straight settings.

More Man than You'll Ever Be explores the uses of gay men's folklore. Whether funny or sad, poignant or shocking, each story and joke contains messages, sometimes surprising ones. Goodwin decodes some of these messages to help us understand not only the gay subculture but also ourselves.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253204976
ISBN 13 
9780253204974
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780253338938: More Man Than You'll Ever Be: Gay Folklore and Acculturation in Middle America

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  025333893X ISBN 13 :  9780253338938
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 1989
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