| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 332 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Understanding the critical years between 16 and 26"--Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-316) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
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" |
| Subject |
Young men -- United States.
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Young men. |
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United States. |
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Masculinity -- United States.
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Masculinity. |
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Maturation (Psychology) -- United States.
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Maturation (Psychology) |
| ISBN |
9780060831349 : $25.95 |
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0060831340 : $25.95 |
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