Manly Traditions: The Folk Roots of American Masculinities - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0253217814 ISBN 13 : 9780253217813

Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Take this test. You think today's sensitive, caring man is: (a) a myth, (b) an oxymoron, or (c) a moron. No matter whether you laugh at this bit of folk humor, its wide circulation bespeaks a modern predicament for American men.

Men's "manly" traditions have been shaken in an age of "sensitivity." Some observers have even referred to a crisis of masculinity for a new generation of boys. In Manly Traditions, established scholars in the fields of folklore, men's studies, and gender studies identify the folkloric roots of what it means to be a man in America. In a lively volume they examine the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Simon J. Bronner is Distinguished University Professor of American Studies and Folklore at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. The author of more than a dozen books, he lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Indiana University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0253217814
• ISBN 13: 9780253217813
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Éditeur: Bronner Simon J.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible