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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452038103321

Autore

Adler Bill <1957->

Titolo

Boys and their toys [[electronic resource] ] : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / / Bill Adler, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : AMACOM, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12839-2

9786611128395

0-8144-2973-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Disciplina

155.3/32

Soggetti

Men - Psychology

Men - Effect of technological innovations on

Men - Recreation - Psychological aspects

Recreation - Equipment and supplies - Psychological aspects

Household electronics - Psychological aspects

Technology - Psychological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- How to pick (or adapt to) your man based on what kind of toy he wants -- Toys lure in women, just like good worms lure in fish -- Toys prevent boredom and thus prevent insanity (on the part of everyone that bored guys come into contact with) -- Men need to be spontaneous, and toys offer a safe way to maintain their youthful spontaneity -- Gadgets prevent infidelity -- Men hate ambiguity -- Protector toys: how guys expose their nurturing side through technology, even if they don't know it -- Toys help relieve stress in men - they really do -- The whole midlife crisis thing and gadgets -- Girls and their curls: women like stuff, too, and what this means for men -- The dark side: men use gadgets to fend off meaningful conversations and emotional entanglements -- For some men, gadgets are a substitute for watching sports 24/7: there really is no such thing as a non-gadget guy (and you should be so lucky to be married to this kind of man) -- The meaning of BlackBerry -- The Wile E. Coyote



phenomenon: why are men undeterred by gadget failure? -- Postscript.