Offers an inside look at how the four-million member National Rifle Association and its committed members come to see each and every gun control threat as a step down the path towards gun confiscation, and eventually socialism.
Men and the Limits of Productivity in Nineteenth Century America
The 19th century witnessed an explosion of writing about unproductivity. This book documents this American obsession with unproductivity and its potentials, while offering an explanation of the profound significance of idle practices for literary and cultural production.
Men and the Limits of Productivity in Nineteenth Century America
Drawing on an impressive array of archival material and multifaceted literary and cultural sources, this book connects the question of unproductivity to other discourses concerning manhood, the value of art, the allure of the frontier, the usefulness of knowledge,the meaning of individuality, and the experience of time, space, and history.
Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
A New York City ethnography that explores men's unique approaches to Catholic devotion Every Saturday, and sometimes on weekday evenings, a group of men in old clothes can be found in the basement of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Each year the parish hosts the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and San ......
Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
A New York City ethnography that explores men's unique approaches to Catholic devotion Every Saturday, and sometimes on weekday evenings, a group of men in old clothes can be found in the basement of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Each year the parish hosts the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and San ......
An engaging and provocative analysis of the complex ways in which black masculinity has been read and misread through contemporary American popular culture
An engaging and provocative analysis of the complex ways in which black masculinity has been read and misread through contemporary American popular culture
The Marginalization of Millions of Men from American Life
The story of men who are hurting - and hurting America by their absence Man Out describes the millions of men on the sidelines of life in the United States. These men are disconnected from work, personal relationships, family and children, and civic and community life. They may be angry at government, employers, women, and "the system" in general.
In Masculinities in the Gospel of Matthew: Joseph, John, Peter, and Judas, Kendra A. Mohn examines the masculinity of four figures in Matthew's Gospel in light of ancient understandings of masculinity exemplified by Roman emperors and emulated by figures such as Herod the Great and Herod Antipas. Utilizing three criteria common to elite Roman ......
Studies estimate that between 14 and 18 percent of men ranging in ages from nineteen to later middle age provide care to a family member or friend with a serious illness or disability. In light of these numbers, it is important to study men in care-giving roles. This book aims to address this increasingly important area of care-giving.
Focuses on the historical roles and contributions men have made to nursing over the centuries as well as the challenges that men face in nursing today. This work discusses how gender serves as a foundation for many of the obstacles, discrimination, and barriers experienced by men in nursing.
Provides an orientation to men's (with an emphasis on middle and old age) experiences in a variety of interpersonal relationships as viewed from the dynamic perspectives of historical, social, and personal change over time. Contributors apply life-course or life-span concepts.
Psychological Costs, Consequences, and an Agenda for Change
Men's gender role conflict (GRC) is a psychological state in which restrictive stereotypes of masculinity negatively impact individual well-being and overall human potential. This book calls practitioners and researchers to be activists in confronting men's GRC as a serious problem.
Fantasies of Gender and Violence in the American Crime Novel
American crime novels are often derided for containing misogynistic attitudes. This book argues that such novels are in fact psychologically complex and sophisticated works which demand that readers take responsibility for the images of masculinity that they project on to these works.
