Description
Product ID: | 9780300050769 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Manhood in the Making |
Subtitle: | Cultural Concepts of Masculinity |
Authors: | Author: David D. Gilmore |
Page Count: | 272 |
Subjects: | Cultural studies, Cultural studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Anthropology, Gender studies, gender groups, Anthropology |
Description: | In this cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status, the author finds that a culturally sanctioned stress on manliness - on toughness and aggressiveness, stoicism and sexuality - is almost universal, and deeply ingrained in the consciousness of men who otherwise have little in common. |
Imprint Name: | Yale University Press |
Publisher Name: | Yale University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1991-07-24 |