Masculinity and Morality: Narrative in the New Media Ecology

by Larry May

Book Overview

What does it mean to be a morally responsible man? Psychology and the law have offered reasons to excuse men for acting aggressively. In these philosophically reflective essays, Larry May argues against standard accounts of traditional male behavior, discussing male anger, paternity, pornography, rape, sexual harassment, the exclusion of women, and what he terms the myth of uncontrollable male sexuality. While refuting the platitudes of the popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801484421
• ISBN13: 9780801484421
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher