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



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Autore: Adler Bill <1957-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Boys and their toys [[electronic resource] ] : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / / Bill Adler, Jr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : AMACOM, c2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
Disciplina: 155.3/32
Soggetto topico: 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
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Boys and their toys  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-12839-2
9786611128395
0-8144-2973-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777602803321
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