Manly Traditions

Manly Traditions
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Total Pages : 383
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ISBN-10 : 0253217814
ISBN-13 : 9780253217813
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Book Synopsis Manly Traditions by : Simon J. Bronner

Download or read book Manly Traditions written by Simon J. Bronner and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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