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Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict

Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict
Author: Donnalyn Pompper;Marcia Clare Allison;ben Brandley;Mark Brooke;Ann Burnette
Price: $40.50
ISBN-10: 1793626898
ISBN-13: 9781793626899
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Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict lends depth and global nuance to discourse associated with the masculinity concept as it brings to bear on males' self-image, role in society, media representations of them, and the gender role stress/conflict experienced when they fail to measure up to social standards associated with what it means to be manly. Even though the concept of masculine gender role stress/conflict has received substantial scholarly attention in psychology, social learning effects of masculinity as it plays out in media warrant further study given that representations offer audiences restrictive male gender roles that may contribute to toxic masculinity. Men and boys are taught to be self-sufficient, to act tough, to be muscular, heterosexual, and to use aggression to resolve conflicts. Such contexts provide restrictive images that can result in self harm and an inflexible social milieu. Scholars and students of communication, rhetoric, and gender studies will find this book particularly interesting.