Representing Men

by Kenneth MacKinnon

Book Overview

Taking its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the last decade, this comprehensive volume focuses on the various ways that mass media do not so much "reflect" masculinity in society as "teach" it by creating or reinforcing its own idealized images. Encompassing a wide-spectrum of research particularly from the last twenty years, this book shows the range of masculine identities. While these publications normally deal with one specific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340808330
• ISBN13: 9780340808337
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.5"