Looking good : male body image in modern America / Lynne Luciano.
Looking good : male body image in modern America / Lynne Luciano.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.
Date
2001.
Call Numbers
N306.4/ 90
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Looking Good: A Historical Perspective -- 2. The Organization Man: Men in the 1950s -- 3. "Finding the Real Me": Men in the 1960s -- 4. A Culture of Narcissism: Men in the 1970s -- 5. Bingeing and Buffing Up: Men in the 1980s -- 6. "No Man Ever Needs to Feel Inadequate Again": Men in the 1990s.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"What has caused American men to fall into the beauty trap so long assumed to be a special danger for women? Have they been so addled by the women's movement that they are responding by becoming more like women? This book goes beyond facile explanations to look at a confluence of social, economic, and cultural changes that have shaped the new cult...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Looking good : male body image in modern America / Lynne Luciano.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-247) and index.
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N306.4/ 90
Record Identifier
74VvAWNBwaZM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvAWNBwaZM
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ISBN
0809066378 (alk. paper)
9780809066377 (alk. paper)
DDC
306.4
MMS ID
991013603699702626
