Men to boys [[electronic resource] ] : the making of modern immaturity / / Gary Cross
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Cross Gary S
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| Titolo: |
Men to boys [[electronic resource] ] : the making of modern immaturity / / Gary Cross
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| 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-282-79641-0 |
| 9786612796418 | |
| 0-231-51311-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458955103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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