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Men to Boys

By Gary Cross

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Men to Boys

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When did maturity become the ultimate taboo? Gary Cross, renowned cultural historian, identifies the boy-man and his habits, examining the attitudes and practices of three generations to make sense of this gradual but profound shift in American masculinity. Cross matches the rise of the American boy-man to trends in twentieth-century advertising, popular culture, and consumerism, and he locates the roots of our present crisis in the vague call for a new model of leadership that, ultimately, failed to offer a better concept of maturity. Cross does not blame the young or glorify the past. He argues that contemporary American culture undermines both conservative ideals of male maturity and the liberal values of community and responsibility, and he concludes with a proposal for a modern marriage of personal desire and ethical adulthood.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
316
Release Date:
2010-07-01
Publication Date:
2010-08-31
Publisher:
Columbia Univers. Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0231144318
ISBN13:
9780231144315
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
22
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
445 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
231 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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