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Testosterone : an unauthorized biography / by Jordan-Young, Rebecca M.,1963-author.(CARDINAL)500478; Karkazis, Katrina Alicia,1970-author.(CARDINAL)813981;
Testosterone is a familiar villain, a ready explanation for innumerable social ills, from the stock market crash and the overrepresentation of men in prisons to male dominance in business and politics. It's a lot to pin on a simple molecule. Yet your testosterone level doesn't in fact predict your competitive drive or tendency for violence, your appetite for risk or sex, or your strength or athletic prowess. It's neither the biological essence of manliness nor even "the male sex hormone." This unauthorized biography pries T, as it's known, loose from over a century of misconceptions that undermine science even as they make urban legends about this hormone seem scientific. T's story didn't spring from nature: it is a tale that began long before the hormone was even isolated, when nineteenth-century scientists went looking for the chemical essence of masculinity. And so this molecule's outmoded, authorized life story persisted, providing ready cause for countless behaviors--from the boorish and the belligerent to the exemplary and enviable. What we think we know about T has stood in the way of an accurate understanding of its surprising and diverse functions and effects. Rebecca Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis focus on what T does in six domains: reproduction, aggression, risk-taking, power, sports, and parenting. At once arresting and deeply informed, Testosterone allows us to see the real T for the first time.--Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: T talk -- Multiple Ts -- Ovulation -- Violence -- Power -- Risk-taking -- Parenting -- Athleticism -- Conclusion: The social molecule.
Subjects: Testosterone.; Testosterone; Masculinity in popular culture.; Testosterone.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The war on men : why society hates them and why we need them / by Strachan, Owen,author.(CARDINAL)498307;
"Strong men are not "toxic." If they go away, evil men take their place, and weak men offer no resistance. The idea that masculine men--assertive, risk-taking, single-minded--are a problem to be solved threatens our whole society. The cultural elites cheering the decline of men are trying to erase God's design for half of the human race--the half that historically provides, protects, and leads for the good of others. The disappearance of the masculine ideal is bad news for men, and it's terrible news for women. What will happen without men of courage and conviction? Who will do the hard jobs that no one else can do? Who will be left to face down evil, strengthen families, build churches, and bolster communities? Owen Strachan addresses those questions in this compelling new book, an inspiring blend of cultural analysis, biblical teaching, and passionate exhortation. Cutting through the ideological fog, he explains what's at stake. If men are told they're not needed, they disappear, becoming lost men. They get frustrated and lash out, becoming angry men. They go alpha and chase their lusts, becoming exaggerated men. Or they lose their masculinity and embrace effeminacy, becoming soft men. And yet there is hope, rooted in the wisdom and grace of God. In His kindness, He transforms lost, angry, exaggerated, and soft men into a force for good in this world. Male or female, if you want to understand manhood better, if you are tired of feminized men, this book is for you. It's for struggling sons, disillusioned friends, discouraged coworkers, confused college students, disheartened grandfathers, concerned mothers, and everyone in between. oft men make for hard times, but hard times produce strong men."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Masculinity; Masculinity in popular culture.; Christian life.; Men.; Men.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Men to boys : the making of modern immaturity / by Cross, Gary S.(CARDINAL)726567;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-302) and index.
Subjects: Men; Men in popular culture; Masculinity; Men.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The male gazed : on hunks, heartthrobs, and what pop culture taught me about (desiring) men / by Betancourt, Manuel(Writer),author.(CARDINAL)814751; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Once upon a dream.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Wrestling heartthrobs.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Hombres.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Pink armor.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Of capes and men.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Walk like a loaded man.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Laws of desire.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Balls out.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).Into the future.; Betancourt, Manuel(Writer).A cock in a frock.;
Once upon a dream -- Wrestling heartthrobs -- Hombres -- Pink armor -- Of capes and men -- Walk like a loaded man -- Laws of desire -- Balls out -- Into the future -- A cock in a frock."Manuel Betancourt has long lustfully coveted masculinity--in part because he so lacked it. As a child in Bogota, Colombia, he grew up with the social pressure to appear strong, manly, and, ultimately, straight. And yet in the films and television he avidly watched, Betancourt saw glimmers of different possibilities. From the stars of telenovelas and the princes of Disney films to pop sensation Ricky Martin and teen heartthrobs in shows like Saved By the Bell, he continually found himself asking: Do I want him or do I want to be him? The Male Gazed grapples with the thrall of masculinity, examining its frailty and its attendant anxieties even as it focuses on its erotic potential. Masculinity, Betancourt suggests, isn't suddenly ripe for deconstruction--or even outright destruction--amid so much talk about its inherent toxicity. Looking back over decades' worth of pop culture's attempts to codify and reframe what men can be, wear, do, and desire, this book establishes that to gaze at men is still a subversive act."--
Subjects: Essays.; Biographies.; Betancourt, Manuel (Writer); Gay men; Masculinity in popular culture.; Masculinity.; Gay men.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The masculinity manifesto : how a man establishes influence, credibility & authority / by Michler, Ryan,author.;
Subjects: Nonfiction novels.; Men's studies.; Masculinity; Masculinity in popular culture.; Sex; Men; Men; Men.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Men and apparitions : a novel / by Tillman, Lynne,author.(CARDINAL)190157;
"The time is now, and Ezekiel Hooper Stark is thirty-eight. He's a cultural anthropologist, an ethnographer of family photographs, a wry speculator about images. From childhood, his own family's idiosyncrasies, perversities, and pathologies propel Zeke, until love lost sends him spiraling out of control in Europe. Back in the U.S.A., he finds unexpected solace in the image of a notable nineteenth-century relative, Clover Hooper Adams. Zeke embarks on a project, MEN IN QUOTES, focusing his anthropological lens on his own kind: the "New Man," born under the sign of feminism. All the old models of masculinity are broken. How are you different from your father? Zeke asks his male subjects. What do you expect from women? What does Zeke expect from himself? And what will the reader expect of Zeke--is he a Don Quixote, Holden Caulfield, Underground Man, or Stranger? Kaleidoscopic and encyclopedic, comic, tragic, and philosophical, Men and Apparitions showcases Lynne Tillman not only as a brilliantly original novelist but also as one of our most prominent contemporary thinkers on art, culture, and society. "-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Fiction.; Novels.; Photographs; Masculinity in popular culture; Memory; Identity (Psychology); Feminism; Feminism.; Women's movement.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Boy vs. shark / by Gilligan, Paul,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)460196;
"In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn't have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David. And then Jaws comes to town. Suddenly everyone is obsessing over this movie about a shark ripping people to pieces. And if you haven't seen it, not only are you missing out, you're also kind of a wimp. Needless to say, Jaws leaves young Paul a cowering mess, and underlines the growing gap between him and David as well as the distance between where he stands and the world's expectations of a boy's 'manliness.' And when Jaws himself becomes a kind of macho Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?"--Back cover.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Autobiographical comics.; Autobiographies.; Comics (Graphic works); Gilligan, Paul; Gilligan, Paul; Illustrators; Masculinity; Masculinity in popular culture; Sharks; Nineteen seventies; Friendship;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 33
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The mask you live in [videorecording] / by Burke-Harris, Nadine,commentator.; Chu, Judy Y.,commentator.; Congdon, Jessica,1972-editor of moving image work,film producer,screenwriter.; Disney, Abigail E.,film producer.; Dreyfous, Geralyn White,film producer.; Ehrmann, Joe,commentator.(CARDINAL)469212; Gilligan, James,commentator.(CARDINAL)210401; Heldman, Caroline,1972-commentator.; Holland, Eric,composer (expression); Johnson, Sarah E.(Producer),film producer.; Kimmel, Michael S.,commentator.(CARDINAL)757884; Levine, Madeline,commentator.(CARDINAL)210616; Newsom, Jennifer Siebel,1974-film producer,film director,screenwriter.; Porter, Tony(Educator),commentator.; Schmidt, Wendy,film producer.; Scully, Regina Kulik,film producer,presenter.; Thompson, Michael,1947-commentator.(CARDINAL)654614; Way, Niobe,1963-commentator.(CARDINAL)893963; NoVo Foundation,executive producer.; Representation Project (Organization),production company.; Virgil Films,publisher.;
Director of photography, John Behrens ; film editor, Jessica Congdon ; original music, Eric Holland.Commentators, Joe Ehrmann, Michael Kimmel, Caroline Heldman, Tony Porter, Madeline Levine, Nadine Burke-Harris, James Gilligan, Judy Chu, Niobe Way, Michael Thompson.Examines "hyper-masculinity" as a destructive force in the personal development and socialization of boys and young men. Discusses the roles of popular culture and peer pressure in influencing boys to adopt a masculine pose.DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9); Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Boys; Boys; Boys; Boys; Boys; Masculinity in popular culture; Masculinity; Men in popular culture; Misogyny; Sexism; Women in popular culture; Young men; Young men; Young men;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hung : a meditation on the measure of black men in America / by Poulson-Bryant, Scott.(CARDINAL)431898;
Subjects: African American men; African American men; African American men; African Americans in popular culture.; Competition (Psychology); Masculinity; Penis; Public opinion; Penis.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hung : a meditation on the measure of Black men in America / by Poulson-Bryant, Scott.(CARDINAL)431898;
MARCIVE 03/01/06A multilayered look at the pervasive belief that African American men are prodigiously endowed, Scott Poulson-Bryant interweaves his own experiences as a black man in America with witty analyses of how black male sexuality is expressed in books, films, television, sports, and pornography.
Subjects: African American men; African American men; African American men; Masculinity; Penis; Competition (Psychology); African Americans in popular culture.; Public opinion; Penis.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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