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Book Typical Men

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Spicer
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2001-04-12
  • ISBN : 0857717626
  • Pages : 265 pages

Download or read book Typical Men written by Andrew Spicer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04-12 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typical Men is the first book length study of masculinity in British cinema and offers a broad and lively overview from the Second World War to the present day. Spicer argues that masculinity in popular fiction can best be understood as a range of dynamic and competing cultural types which rise and fall in relation to shifting patterns of film production, audience taste and social change. Specific chapters are devoted to each of the major types debonair gentlemen, civilian professionals, action adventurers, the Ever yma n, Fools and Rogues, criminals, rebels and damaged men - which trace their changing histories through innovative readings of key films, together with a fresh look at the performances of particular stars including James Mason, Kenneth More, Michael Caine and Sean Connery. A final chapter explores the complex and hybrid types that have evolved within a volatile and unstable contemporary British cinema, now part of an array of interrelated media images of masculinity. Typical Men will be of keen interest to those concerned with the cultural history of gender, and its detailed and carefully contextualised interpretations of films afford a reappraisal of British cinema history, especially the neglected and despised 1950s. 'Andrew Spicer's Typical Men is a major intervention in debates about masculinity in the cinema. It takes a lot of intellectual risks, and locates cinematic stereotypes of masculinity in a cinematic and cultural context. It is trenchant and original, and redefines the field of gender representation.' – Sue Harper, Professor of Film History, University of Portsmouth 'The strength of this elegantly and wittily written book is that, in the precision of its detail about individual performances, actors and films, it never loses sight of its argumentative threads.' – Brian McFarlane, Screening the Past

Book Typical Male Syndrome

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  • Author : Scott Henderson
  • Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
  • Release : 2022-04-15
  • ISBN : 1638674558
  • Pages : 140 pages

Download or read book Typical Male Syndrome written by Scott Henderson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typical Male Syndrome By: Scott Henderson Typical Male Syndrome (TMS) is a humorous, occasionally poignant book about the “disease” causing the many inexplicable actions of males and the unintended and funny consequences, particularly to their loved ones. Facetiously told from the perspective of a medical researcher on the subject, the book tries to answer such pressing mysteries as why little boys forget to wear underwear on the day of baseball sliding practice, why young males fail to get the right address to pick up their first date, and why dads, well, turn into dads. Examining the impacts of TMS from birth to old age, from prehistoric times to now, with special emphasis on interactions with females, who suffer (and laugh), most from the disease, the author offers up humor, embarrassing personal examples, and a touch of tender insight into the topic. Light-hearted and easy to read, Typical Male Syndrome offers a fun look at situations we all experience and enjoy, including Tazors for Christmas.

Book Why Men Marry Some Women and Not Others

Download or read book Why Men Marry Some Women and Not Others written by John T. Molloy and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking book--based on years of the same thorough research that made the "Dress For Success" books national bestsellers--about how women can statistically improve their chances of getting married.

Book The End of Men

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  • Author : Hanna Rosin
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2012-09-11
  • ISBN : 1101596929
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book The End of Men written by Hanna Rosin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for our times, as women are pulling together to demand their rights— A landmark portrait of women, men, and power in a transformed world. “Anchored by data and aromatized by anecdotes, [Rosin] concludes that women are gaining the upper hand." –The Washington Post Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. But Hanna Rosin was the first to notice that this long-held truth is, astonishingly, no longer true. Today, by almost every measure, women are no longer gaining on men: They have pulled decisively ahead. And “the end of men”—the title of Rosin’s Atlantic cover story on the subject—has entered the lexicon as dramatically as Betty Friedan’s “feminine mystique,” Simone de Beauvoir’s “second sex,” Susan Faludi’s “backlash,” and Naomi Wolf’s “beauty myth” once did. In this landmark book, Rosin reveals how our current state of affairs is radically shifting the power dynamics between men and women at every level of society, with profound implications for marriage, sex, children, work, and more. With wide-ranging curiosity and insight unhampered by assumptions or ideology, Rosin shows how the radically different ways men and women today earn, learn, spend, couple up—even kill—has turned the big picture upside down. And in The End of Men she helps us see how, regardless of gender, we can adapt to the new reality and channel it for a better future.

Book Ordinary Men

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  • Author : Christopher R. Browning
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 2013-04-16
  • ISBN : 0062037757
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Ordinary Men written by Christopher R. Browning and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews.

Book Wool and Manufactures of Wool

Download or read book Wool and Manufactures of Wool written by U.S. Tariff Board and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book  A Typical Woman

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  • Author : Abigail Dodds
  • Publisher : Crossway
  • Release : 2019-01-17
  • ISBN : 1433562723
  • Pages : 159 pages

Download or read book A Typical Woman written by Abigail Dodds and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Woman Through and Through In a culture that can belittle womanhood on the one hand—making it irrelevant—and glorify it on the other—making it everything—it’s hard to know what it really means to be a woman. But when we understand womanhood through the lens of Scripture, we see that we need a bigger category for what God has called “woman.” This book breathes fresh air into our womanhood, reminding us what life in Christ—as a woman—looks like. When we see that we are women in all we do, we can be at peace with how God has created us, recognizing womanhood as an essential part of Christ’s mission and work.

Book Invisible Women

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  • Author : Caroline Criado Perez
  • Publisher : Abrams
  • Release : 2019-03-12
  • ISBN : 1683353145
  • Pages : 434 pages

Download or read book Invisible Women written by Caroline Criado Perez and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 International Bestseller Winner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize A landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women, now in paperback Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias, in time, in money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in the award-winning, #1 international bestseller Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women’s lives. Product designers use a “one-size-fits-all” approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men’s needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women’s safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.

Book Baily s Magazine of Sports   Pastimes

Download or read book Baily s Magazine of Sports Pastimes written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Association Men

Download or read book Association Men written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Typical Men

Download or read book Typical Men written by Michael Worton and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Modernist Literary Collaborations Between Women and Men

Download or read book Modernist Literary Collaborations Between Women and Men written by Russell McDonald and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines literary collaborations between women and men, revealing how deeply imbued and valuable gender conflict was in modernism.

Book Studies in Psychology

Download or read book Studies in Psychology written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publications of the American Statistical Association

Download or read book Publications of the American Statistical Association written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stereotypical or Non typical  Women in Polish TV Series  Their Image  Presence and Context of Appearance

Download or read book Stereotypical or Non typical Women in Polish TV Series Their Image Presence and Context of Appearance written by Radosław Sojak and published by Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. This book was released on 2020 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key objective of this work is to answer the question: To what extent do contemporary Polish TV series try to change stereotypes about women and to what extent do they preserve them? The analysis involved a total of eight series produced and broadcast by Telewizja Polska, TVN and Telewizja Polsat, grouped by genre into: (1) drama series – soap operas; (2) historical drama series; (3) crime dramas and (4) comedy series. The analysis included 76 episodes of the above series with a total length of 49 hours and 51 minutes. The subject of quantitative analysis was the total speaking time of female characters and their visibility on the screen. The qualitative analysis was based on the identification of the most important gender stereotypes and their use in the series’ storylines. In the analysed series, female characters speak for one fifth of the time longer than male characters and are visible on the screen 15% longer than male characters. The dominant plots in the sample are issues of interpersonal relationships, i.e. partner relationships, emotional and sexual relationships (29%) and casual social relationships (meetings, visits, parties – 26%). Together, both contexts account for 55% of the time. Their analysis establishes (with a few exceptions) the most prevalent cultural stereotypes about women, including in particular: greater emotionality, strong focus on family and home matters (but not necessarily childcare), and general life orientation on building lasting interpersonal relationships. Due to the requirements of the plot, these stereotypes are nevertheless broken through. In particular, women often turn out to be resourceful and entrepreneurial. The analysis of stereotypes also indicates that the introduction of women into traditionally male roles is much easier than introducing men into roles traditionally considered female.

Book Johnny Tremain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Esther Forbes
  • Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9780395900116
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Johnny Tremain written by Esther Forbes and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After injuring his hand, a silvermith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.