02525oam 22005534a 450 991055276390332120210915044512.00-8135-8491-40-8135-8492-210.36019/9780813584928(CKB)4100000006611677(OCoLC)1052876604(MdBmJHUP)muse65750(MiAaPQ)EBC5511011(DE-B1597)526207(OCoLC)1052863377(DE-B1597)9780813584928(EXLCZ)99410000000661167720171204d2018 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierManhood ImpossibleMen's Struggles to Control and Transform their Bodies and Work /Scott MelzerCamden :Rutgers University Press,[2018]©[2018]1 online resource0-8135-8490-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Manhood Dilemma -- Part I: The Body Dilemma -- Part II: The Breadwinner Dilemma -- Part III: The Future of the Manhood Dilemma -- Appendix: Studying Men and Manhood -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- IndexIn 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. Body imageSex roleMasculinityMenIdentityElectronic books. Body image.Sex role.Masculinity.MenIdentity.155.3/32Melzer Scott1134670MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910552763903321Manhood Impossible2803891UNINA