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846184
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Melzer, Scott
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Manhood impossible : : men's struggles to control and transform their bodies and work /\ Scott Melzer.
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| Publication Statement
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Camden :: Rutgers University Press,, [2018]
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0813584914
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: 0813584922
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: 9780813584911
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: 9780813584928
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0813584892
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0813584906
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9780813584898
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9780813584904
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: The Manhood Dilemma; Part I. The Body Dilemma; Chapter 1. Ritual Violence in a Two-Car Garage: The Gentlemen's Fighting Club; Chapter 2. Fighting Back; Chapter 3. Seeking Growth: The Penis Health Club; Chapter 4. Compensating for Body Failures; Part II. The Breadwinner Dilemma; Chapter 5. Non-breadwinners: Unemployed Men and Stay-at-Home Dads; Chapter 6. Unemployment Blues and Backlash; Chapter 7. Redefining Manhood: Stay-at-Home Dads as Real Men; Part III. The Future of the Manhood Dilemma; Conclusion: Making Manhood Possible
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Appendix: Studying Men and ManhoodAcknowledgments; Notes; Index; About the Author
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| Abstract
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In Manhood Impossible, Scott Melzer argues that boys' and men's bodies and breadwinner status are the two primary sites for their expression of control. Controlling selves and others, and resisting being dominated and controlled is most connected to men's bodies and work. However, no man can live up to these culturally ascendant ideals of manhood. The strategies men use to manage unmet expectations often prove toxic, not only for men themselves, but also for other men, women, and society. Melzer strategically explores the lives of four groups of adult men struggling with contemporary body and breadwinner ideals. These case studies uncover men's struggles to achieve and maintain manhood, and redefine what it means to be a man.
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Masculinity.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Life Stages-- General.
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Masculinity.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Developmental-- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Developmental-- Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Human Sexuality.
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| Dewey Classification
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155.3/32
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HQ1090.M4195 2018
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