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Representing Men: Maleness and Masculinity in the Media
This volume takes its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the 1990s. It interests itself in the way that mass media do not so much "reflect" masculinity in society as "teach" it, by creating or reinforcing its images. The ideas of many books and articles of particularly the last two decades are synthesized to show the range of masculinit...more
Paperback, 134 pages
Published
September 25th 2003
by Hodder Arnold
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There are only a couple of points that let this book down: it's beginning to be a little bit dated as most of its focus is on 1980s and 1990s media, which prevents a truly contemporary perspective, but is simply an indicator of the book's age and not a result of incompetence; plus the author leans heavily on other people's work, which is fine for this sort of text, although I would have preferred more creativity applied to the themes discussed.
However, this is still a relevant and wort...more
However, this is still a relevant and wort...more
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