Examining changing role models for masculine identity--from cowboy in the 1950s to Terminator in the 1990s, from flesh-and-blood man to machine--this book suggests that men need new role models and that sufficient room needs to be left for the expression of male vulnerability, a psychic space that would accept attitudes and behaviors traditionally labeled as "feminine." This new model, Badinter argues, may reduce the profound effects of homophobia and misogyny.
| ISBN: | 9780231084352 |
| Publication date: | 8th April 1997 |
| Author: | Elisabeth Badinter |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 274 pages |
| Series: | European Perspectives |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: men and boys |
Examining changing role models for masculine identity--from cowboy in the 1950s to Terminator in the 1990s, from flesh-and-blood man to machine--this book suggests that men need new role models and that sufficient room needs to be left for the expression of male vulnerability, a psychic space that would accept attitudes and behaviors traditionally labeled as "feminine." This new model, Badinter argues, may reduce the profound effects of homophobia and misogyny.
XY features in the following genres: Gender studies: men and boys
XY is available in Paperback
XY was written by Elisabeth Badinter and published by Columbia University Press
XY has 274 pages
Yes it is part of European Perspectives series