Manhood impossible : men's struggles to control and transform their bodies and work /

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Author / Creator:	Melzer, Scott, author.
Imprint:	Camden : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Masculinity. Masculinity.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12871342

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ISBN:	9780813584911 0813584914 0813584922 9780813584928 9780813584904 0813584906 9780813584898 0813584892
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	In Manhood Impossible, Scott Melzer argues that boys' and men's bodies and breadwinner status are the two primary sites for their expression of control. Controlling selves and others, and resisting being dominated and controlled is most connected to men's bodies and work. However, no man can live up to these culturally ascendant ideals of manhood. The strategies men use to manage unmet expectations often prove toxic, not only for men themselves, but also for other men, women, and society. Melzer strategically explores the lives of four groups of adult men struggling with contemporary body and breadwinner ideals. These case studies uncover men's struggles to achieve and maintain manhood, and redefine what it means to be a man.
Other form:	Print version: 9780813584904 0813584906

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: The Manhood Dilemma; Part I. The Body Dilemma; Chapter 1. Ritual Violence in a Two-Car Garage: The Gentlemen's Fighting Club; Chapter 2. Fighting Back; Chapter 3. Seeking Growth: The Penis Health Club; Chapter 4. Compensating for Body Failures; Part II. The Breadwinner Dilemma; Chapter 5. Non-breadwinners: Unemployed Men and Stay-at-Home Dads; Chapter 6. Unemployment Blues and Backlash; Chapter 7. Redefining Manhood: Stay-at-Home Dads as Real Men; Part III. The Future of the Manhood Dilemma; Conclusion: Making Manhood Possible
Appendix: Studying Men and ManhoodAcknowledgments; Notes; Index; About the Author

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