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Masculine Jealousy and Contemporary Cinema /

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This study provides new insights into the link between masculinity and jealousy through a study of representations of male jealousy in modern Hollywood cinema. It argues, through examples of films and their reception in the press, that male jealousy has played a key role in the psychocultural shapin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yates, Candida (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Film History.
Film and Television Studies.
Gender Studies.
Self and Identity.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Identity (Psychology)
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures > History.
Popular culture > Study and teaching.
Self.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This study provides new insights into the link between masculinity and jealousy through a study of representations of male jealousy in modern Hollywood cinema. It argues, through examples of films and their reception in the press, that male jealousy has played a key role in the psychocultural shaping of Western masculinities and male fantasy.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 225 pages)
ISBN:9780230592926
DOI:10.1057/9780230592926