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Men to boys : the making of modern immaturity / / Gary Cross



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Autore: Cross Gary S Visualizza persona
Titolo: Men to boys : the making of modern immaturity / / Gary Cross Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Chichester, : Columbia University Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 p.)
Disciplina: 305.310973
Soggetto topico: Men - United States
Men in popular culture - United States
Masculinity - United States
Men - United States - History - 20th century
Masculinity - United States - History - 20th century
Note generali: Originally published: 2008.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: Where Have All the Men Gone?; Chapter 1. When Fathers Knew Best(or Did They?); Cchapter 2. Living Fast,(Sometimes) Dying Young; Chapter 3. Talking About My Generation; Chapter 4. My Generation Becomes the Pepsi Generation; Chapter 5. New Stories, New Rebels; Chapter 6. Endless Thrills; Chapter 7. Life Beyond Pleasure Island; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Adam Sandler movies, HBO's Entourage, and such magazines as Maxim and FHM all trade in and appeal to one character& mdash;the modern boy-man. Addicted to video games, comic books, extreme sports, and dressing down, the boy-man would rather devote an afternoon to Grand Theft Auto than plan his next career move. He would rather prolong the hedonistic pleasures of youth than embrace the self-sacrificing demands of adulthood. When did maturity become the ultimate taboo? Men have gone from idolizing Cary Grant to aping Hugh Grant, shunning marriage and responsi
Titolo autorizzato: Men to boys  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-79641-0
9786612796418
0-231-51311-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821335603321
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