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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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    Publisher: Oxford University Press
    Publication Date: 10/8/1998 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780195126600, 978-0195126600
    ISBN10: 0195126602
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    Social and cultural history Gender studies: men and boys

    Description

    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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