Messages Men Hear

by Ian M. Harris

• ISBN13: 9780203639801
• ISBN10: 0203639804
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-08-02
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This text is based on over 10 years research with 500 men from different classes, backgrounds, races and ethnic groups. It constructs a theory of masculinity by exploring masculine expectancies, how men form their gender identities and how those identities influence their behaviour.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Learning to Be a Man	p. 7
Cultural Messages	p. 9
Message Sources	p. 21
Becoming a Man	p. 37
Acting like a Man	p. 53
Standard Bearers	p. 55
Workers	p. 73
Lovers	p. 90
Bosses	p. 109
Rugged Individuals	p. 137
Differences Between Men	p. 161
Different Lenses	p. 163
Message Therapy	p. 183
Appendix: Methodology	p. 198
References	p. 206
Index	p. 211
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