Rhetoric of masculinity : male body image, media, and gender role stress/conflict / edited by Donnalyn Pompper.

"Rhetoric of Masculinity lends depth and global nuance to discourse associated with the masculinity concept as it bears on males' self-image, role in society, media representations of them, and the gender role stress/conflict they experience when they fail to measure up to social standards associate...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pompper, Donnalyn, 1960- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Subjects:
Masculinity.
Masculinity in popular culture.
Masculinity in mass media.
Sex role.
Men > Identity.
Physical Description:viii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : Male GRC/S as viewed through psychology and communication lenses / Donnalyn Pompper
  • Unit I: Masculinities in nature or nurture
  • Taking the natural red pill : conflicting gender roles through nature and antiquity in the manosphere / Marcia Allison and Jesper Greve Kristensen
  • Case studies of male rhetorical mediation of sexual violence and gender role stress/conflict in the #MeToo era / Robert Mundy
  • When nothing changes into something : gender role stress/conflict among asexual viewers of BoJack Horseman / ben Brandley and Katherine Mullé
  • Pulling back the curtain on advertisers' perceptions of male images in U.S. ads / Juan Mundel and Maria De Moya
  • Dirty work masculinity and coping strategies among garbage collectors / Akira Sai and Taro Yamauchi
  • Unit II: Masculinity and social identity intersectionalities
  • Exploring masculinities in ancient and up-and-coming sports in South East Asia / Mark Brooke
  • Masculinity, identity, and disabled veterans : how British audiences respond to representations of military veterans on prime time BBC programmes / Jenna Pitchford-Hyde
  • Nawaz Sharif : the rise and fall of a Pakistani sher (big cat) / Sakina Jangbar
  • The machismo conflict of Bad Bunny's Yo perreo sola in reggaetón / Nathian Shae Rodriguez
  • Unit III: Masculinities and emotionality
  • "Bitch-ass pussy!" : perceptions of abused men predicted by media, educational, and experiential topic exposure / Jessica J. Eckstein and Jessica Cherry
  • It's not unusual, or is it? Tom Jones' unique blend of heteromasculine emotionality / Donnalyn Pompper
  • Retire like a man : Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, and competing masculinities / Anthony V. LaStrape and Ann E. Burnette
  • A critical exploration of pandemic protection as a threat to masculinity : facemask usage and gender / James Carviou and Jennifer A. Jackson
  • New media masculinities : how YouTube influencers incubate masculine ideologies and mentor men through gender role conflict/stress / Gabriel Parks, Daniel Russo, and Jenni Simon
  • Conclusion: Agency for all, where it counts / Donnalyn Pompper.