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What does it mean to be a man? This text examines the manly stereotype, which stresses courage, moral restraint and athletic comportment, which has become representative of normative modern society. The role of women and the "unmanly men" in maintaining the stereotype and its erosion is studied.

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his points emerge with the special authority of an eye-witness and a courageous, thoughtful survivor. * TLS *

The Image of Man The Creation of Modern Masculinity Studies in the History of Sexuality

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      Published 10 August 1998
      ISBN-13 9780195126600
      978-0195126600
      ISBN-10 0195126602

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      Book Synopsis
      What does it mean to be a man? This text examines the manly stereotype, which stresses courage, moral restraint and athletic comportment, which has become representative of normative modern society. The role of women and the "unmanly men" in maintaining the stereotype and its erosion is studied.

      Trade Review
      his points emerge with the special authority of an eye-witness and a courageous, thoughtful survivor. * TLS *

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