Boys: Masculinities In Contemporary Culture / Edition 1

by Paul Smith

Overview

Analyzing the meanings of masculinity in contemporary culture, this book examines specific cultural male icons like Muhammad Ali, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Newt Gingrich and explores the male stereotypes such as the cowboy, the father, the homosexual, and the Black terror.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367159085
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2022
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.00(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. A Buffalo, New York Story 3. Father Figure 4. Dinge 5. Homo Academicus 6. Male Horror: On David Cronenberg 7. Telling Differences: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in The Crying Game 8. Scattered Speculations on the Value of Harvey Keitel 9. Hot Damme! Reflections on Gay Publicity 10. The Prettiest Postcolonial: Muhammad Ali 11. "Beat me outta me": Alternative Masculinities 12. Prosthetic Gender and Universal Intellect: Stephen Hawking's Law 13. Conservative Cowboy Stories: Adventures of the Chosen Sons 14. Of Newts and Quayles: National-Political Masculinity in the Current Conjuncture 15. A White Boy Is Being Beaten

Editorial Reviews

Economists of Chile, Mexico, and Argentina assess the impact of the privatization of large national enterprises on fiscal stability, enterprise and economic efficiency, national savings, the development of capital markets, and advances in technology, approaching the subject from both the micro- and macro-economic perspectives. Topics include social security reform in Chile, the impact of the Mexican bank reprivatizations, and the labor sector after privatization. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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