Manly Traditions

The Folk Roots of American Masculinities

416 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• ISBN: 9780253217813
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2005
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Simon J. Bronner