Tough guise : violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity /

Looks systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the end of the 20th century. Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (e.g., rug...

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Corporate Author: Media Education Foundation
Other Authors: Jhally, Sut, Ericsson, Susan, Talreja, Sanjay, Katz, Jackson, Earp, Jeremy
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles.
Published: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2002]
Edition:Full version.
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Summary:Looks systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the end of the 20th century. Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (e.g., rugged individualism, violence) come loaded with attendant dangers to women, as well as other men.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Camera, David Rabinovitz ; edited by Sut Jhally, Susan Ericsson, Sanjay Talreja, Jeremy Smith.
ISBN:1893521664