The male body : a new look at men in public and in private /

The male body : a new look at men in public and in private / Susan Bordo.

A cultural exploration of the male body and its current place in the Western world examines contemporary perspectives on masculinity in everything from Playboy to Michael Jordan to the Viagra craze.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bordo, Susan, 1947-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Men. Masculinity. Men in popular culture. Masculinity in popular culture. Human body > Social aspects. Gender identity. Masculinities. Gender expression. Simmons University. > Library. > Gifts. Knapp

Table of Contents:

In hiding and on display
Hard and soft
Does size matter?
What is a phallus?
Fifties Hollywood: the rebel male crashes the wedding
Gay men's revenge
Beauty (re)discovers the male body
Gentleman or beast?: the double bind of masculinity
Sexual harasser is a bully, not a sex fiend
Beautiful girls, from both sides now
Humbert and Lolita
Coda: my father the feminist.