Manhood Impossible: Men's Struggles to Control and Transform Their Bodies and Work - Couverture souple

Melzer, Scott

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813584892 ISBN 13 : 9780813584898

Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2018

Synopsis

In Manhood Impossible, Scott Melzer argues that boys' and men's bodies and breadwinner status are the two primary sites for their expression of control. Controlling selves and others, and resisting being dominated and controlled is most connected to men's bodies and work. However, no man can live up to these culturally ascendant ideals of manhood. The strategies men use to manage unmet expectations often prove toxic, not only for men themselves, but also for other men, women, and society. Melzer strategically explores the lives of four groups of adult men struggling with contemporary body and breadwinner ideals. These case studies uncover men's struggles to achieve and maintain manhood, and redefine what it means to be a man.

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À propos de l'auteur

SCOTT MELZER is a professor of sociology and chair of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Albion College in Michigan. He is the author of Gun Crusaders: The NRA's Culture War.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rutgers University Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813584892
• ISBN 13: 9780813584898
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
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