Boys don't cry? : rethinking narratives of masculinity and emotion in the U.S. / edited by Milette Shamir and Jennifer Travis.

We take for granted the idea that white, middle-class, straight masculinity connotes total control of emotions, emotional inexpressivity, and emotional isolation. That men repress their feelings as they seek their fortunes in the competitive worlds of business and politics seems to be a given. This...

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Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Electronic book from JSTOR
Other Authors:	Shamir, Milette Travis, Jennifer, 1967-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2002.
Series:	NONE.
Subjects:	American literature > History and criticism. Men in literature. Men > United States > Attitudes. Masculinity in literature. Emotions in literature. Narration (Rhetoric) Men > Psychology.