Title Guyland : the perilous world where boys become men / Michael Kimmel

Edition First edition Published New York : Harper, [2008] ©2008

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	305.242109 Kim/Gtp		AVAILABLE
MELB	305.242109 Kim/Gtp		AVAILABLE
MELB	305.242109 Kim/Gtp		AVAILABLE

Description xviii, 332 pages ; 24 cm 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" 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 Notes "Understanding the critical years between 16 and 26"--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page [291-316]) and index Subject Man-woman relationships -- United States. Masculinity -- United States. Maturation (Psychology) -- United States. Maturation (Psychology) Young men -- United States. SUBJECT United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330 LC no. 2009275836 ISBN 0060831340 0060831359 (paperback) 9780060831349 9780060831356 (paperback)

Other Titles 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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