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BL
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974933
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b729303
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| Main Entry
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Kimmel, Michael S.
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| Title & Author
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Guyland : : the perilous world where boys become men /\ Michael Kimmel.
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| Publication Statement
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Pymble, NSW ;New York :: HarperCollins e-books,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xvii, 332 pages)
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| ISBN
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0061702749
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: 0061702757
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: 9780061702747
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: 9780061702754
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| Notes
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Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 17, 2008).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. Welcome to Guyland -- 2. "What's the rush?" : Guyland as a new stage of development -- 3. "Bros before hos" : the guy code -- 4. High school : boot camp for Guyland -- 5. The rites of almost-men : binge drinking, fraternity hazing, and the elephant walk -- 6. Sports crazy -- 7. Boys and their toys : Guyland's media -- 8. Babes in Boyland : pornography -- 9. Hooking up : sex in Guyland -- 10. Predatory sex and party rape -- 11. Girls in Guyland : eyes on the guys -- 12. "Just guys."
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| Abstract
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A leading authority in gender studies profiles American males between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six, offering insight into their belief systems, relationships, and preferences, in a report that also discusses the sources of violent and deviant behaviors. By the author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History.
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Masculinity-- United States.
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Maturation (Psychology)-- United States.
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Young men-- United States.
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Masculinity.
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Maturation (Psychology)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Poverty Homelessness.
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Young men.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.5084210973
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| LC Classification
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HQ799.6.K56 2008eb
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