Manly traditions : the folk roots of American masculinities / edited by Simon J. Bronner ; with an afterword by Alan Dundes.

Contributor Bronner, Simon J.

Imprint:Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005.

Descriptionxxv, 383 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Note:Introduction / Simon J. Bronner -- Menfolk / Simon J. Bronner -- Part I. MANLY DISPLAYS AND PERFORMANCES: In the company of men: female accommodation and the folk culture of male groups / Gary Alan Fine -- "Running the yard": the negotiation of masculinities in African American stepping / Tom Mould -- Muy Macho: traditional practices in the formation of Latino masculinity in South Texas border culture / Norma E. Cantú -- Performing manliness: resistance and harmony in Japanese American Taiko / Hideyo Konagaya -- "I feel that I'm freer to show my feminine side": folklore and alternative masculinities in a rave scene / Anthony P. Avery -- The circuit: gay men's techniques of ecstasy / Mickey Weems -- Part II. MANLY EXPRESSIONS AND TEXTS: The folklore of mother-raised boys and men / Jay Mechling -- Be careful what you wish for: images of masculinity in tragedies of wish fulfillment / Greg Kelley -- Manly characters in contemporary legends: a preliminary survey / W.F.H. Nicolaisen -- Mountain masculinity: jokes southern mountain men tell on themselves / W.K. McNeil -- Secret erections and sexual fabrications: old men crafting manliness / Simon J. Bronner -- "Letting out Jack": sex and aggression in manly recitations / Ronald L. Baker, Simon J. Bronner -- Afterword: Many manly traditions: a folkloristic maelstrom / Alan Dundes.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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