We Boys Together: Teenagers in Love Before Girl-Craziness
"We Boys Together is a useful model and recommended resource."--Journal of LGBT Youth...a comprehensive, well researched addition to the history of changes in the conceptualization of masculinity.--ChoiceHow did teenage boys go from the clubhouses warning 'No Gurls Allowed' to girl-crazy beach blanket bacchanals?  Jeffery Dennis's astonishing study shows how this move was carefully orchestrated in post-war media.  A roller-coaster of nostalgic TV watching, for which Dennis is a sure-handed, often eloquent guide.  A book of both erudition and sly genius.--Michael Kimmel, SUNY Stony Brook, author ofManhood in AmericaAnybody who is fascinated by boyhood (and, truthfully, who isn't?) will revel at the treasurehold of insights and observations in this important book.  From the early days of film and through popular culture of the 20th century, Jeffery Dennis offers an intriguing and enriching view of the boyhood world too long kept in darkness.--Murray Pomerance, author ofJohnny Depp Starts Here