male sensibility in America, 1890-1920
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Pettegrew, John
- Publish Year
- 2007
- Shelfmark
- VS 3 2007
- Thesaurus
- mannelijkheid, rolgedrag, mannen, geweld, historisch, Verenigde Staten, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- The author examines theoretical writings and cultural traditions in the United States and argues that, Darwinian arguments to the contrary, masculine aggression can be interpreted as a modern strategy for taking power. He argues that traditionally held beliefs about masculinity developed largely through language and cultural habit, and that these same tools can be employed to break through the myth that brutishness is an inherently male trait.