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Guyland : the perilous world where boys become men / Michael Kimmel.

Author: Kimmel, Michael S.

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : Harper, c2008.

Descriptionxviii, 332 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Welcome to Guyland -- "What's the rush?" : Guyland as a new stage of development -- "Bros before hos" : the guy code -- High school : boot camp for Guyland -- The rites of almost-men : binge drinking, fraternity hazing, and the elephant walk -- Sports crazy -- Boys and their toys : Guyland's media -- Babes in Boyland : pornography -- Hooking up : sex in Guyland -- Predatory sex and party rape -- Girls in Guyland : eyes on the guys -- "Just guys".

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-[316]) and index.

Note:A leading authority in gender studies profiles American males between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six, offering insight into their belief systems, relationships, and preferences, in a report that also discusses the sources of violent and deviant behaviors.



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