Manly Traditions: The Folk Roots of American Masculinities - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0253217814 ISBN 13: 9780253217813

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2005

Riassunto

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.

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L'autore:

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.

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• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0253217814
• ISBN 13: 9780253217813
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 383
• Redattore: Bronner Simon J.