Guyland
Subtitle: the perilous world where boys become men
By: Michael Kimmel.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780060831349
Subjects: Young men -- United States; Masculinity -- United States; Maturation (Psychology) -- United States
Other titles: Hank Nuwer Collection
Description: 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. By the author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History.
Notes: Hank Nuwer Collection.

"Understanding the critical years between 16 and 26"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291-316]) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Welcome to Guyland; title: 2. "What's the rush?" : Guyland as a new stage of development; title: 3. "Bros before hos" : the guy code; title: 4. High school : boot camp for Guyland; title: 5. The rites of almost-men : binge drinking, fraternity hazing, and the elephant walk; title: 6. Sports crazy; title: 7. Boys and their toys : Guyland's media; title: 8. Babes in Boyland : pornography; title: 9. Hooking up : sex in Guyland; title: 10. Predatory sex and party rape; title: 11. Girls in Guyland : eyes on the guys; title: 12. "Just guys"