Meanings for Manhood

The stereotype of the Victorian man as a flinty, sexually repressed patriarch belies the remarkably wide variety of male behaviors and conceptions of manhood during the mid- to late- nineteenth century. A complex pattern of alternative and even competing behaviors and attitudes emerges in this important collection of essays that points toward a "gendered history" of men.

Summary

The stereotype of the Victorian man as a sexually repressed patriarch belies the wide variety of male behaviors and conceptions of manhood during the mid to late nineteenth century. A complex pattern of alternative and even competing behaviors and attitudes emerges in this collection of essays that points toward a "gendered history" of men.

Product details

• Authors: Carnes, Mark C. Carnes
• Assisted by: Mark C. Carnes (Editor), Carnes Mark C. (Editor), Clyde Griffen (Editor), Griffen Clyde (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1990
• EAN: 9780226093659
• ISBN: 978-0-226-09365-9
• No. of pages: 287
• Dimensions: 15 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 425 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men