Men category: 939 books
Inclusive Masculinity
The Changing Nature of Masculinities
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Drawing on qualitative studies of teamsport athletes and fraternity members, this book describes the rapidly changing world of masculinities among men in both the United States and Great Britain. As cultural homophobia decreases, university-aged men are influenced to construct a softer version of...
by Chris Hemmings
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
For decades women have shone the spotlight on equality and asked why they're treated like second-class citizens. They've understandably demanded freedoms, rights and legal protections and, while they've slowly won some battles, it has been far too long and been far too arduous.
But why is that?...
The Decline of Men
How the American Male Is Getting Axed, Giving Up, and Flipping Off His Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Why are so many of today's supermen super-clueless?
Why do so many men prefer the escapist digitized world of Spike TV and Grand Theft Auto to the reality of their own lives?
An entire generation of men is slacking off. The struggle to redefine what being a man means in today's world...
Friend Grief and Men:
Defying Stereotypes
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
"Be a man."
Society expects men to take charge, get things done and keep their emotions in check. But what happens when their best friend dies and they're not allowed to grieve?
In the final book in the Friend Grief series - Friend Grief and Men: Defying Stereotypes - you'll...
by Alan E. Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Read this In-depth Study of of Men Health Problems, Men Health Diet, Men Health Supplements, Men Health Sex and Men Health Workouts!
by Harold Dawley, Joel Block
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Erectile dysfunction, or ED as it is frequently called, is a problem many men face. As men grow older there is a corresponding decline in their ability to obtain and maintain an erection. Erectile dysfunction is also common following the onset of some illnesses and treatment for them such as prostate...
Manliness and Its Discontents
The Black Middle Class and the Transformation of Masculinity, 1900-1930
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2005
In a pathbreaking new assessment of the shaping of black male identity in the early twentieth century, Martin Summers explores how middle-class African American and African Caribbean immigrant men constructed a gendered sense of self through organizational life, work, leisure, and cultural production....
by Rainbow Albrecht
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
The sexual revolution changed the face of society, including the game of courtship. The dating scene has become very difficult for most men today, especially for those who aren't aware of the new rules. Relying on outmoded advice, pop cultural conventions, and other misinformation will leave...
by Raymond M. Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
A personal and moral inquiry into the crime we do our best to ignore: the rape of adult men
When Raymond M. Douglas was an eighteen-year-old living in Europe, he was brutally raped by a Catholic priest. He eventually moved to the United States and became a highly regarded historian, writing...
Men without Women
Masculinity and Revolution in Russian Fiction, 1917–1929
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2001
In Men without Women Eliot Borenstein examines the literature of the early Soviet period to shed new light on the iconic Russian concept of comradeship. By analyzing a variety of Russian writers who span the ideological spectrum, Borenstein provides an illuminating reading of the construction of masculinity...
What It Means to Be Daddy
Fatherhood for Black Men Living Away from Their Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2001
Absent fathers, the breakdown of the nuclear family, and single-mother households are often blamed for the poor quality of life experienced by many African American children. Jennifer F. Hamer challenges both the imposition of an inappropriate value system and the resulting ineffectual social policies....
The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition
Your Completely Delicious Guide to Eating Well, Looking Great, and Staying Lean for Life!
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
In the aisles of the grocery store, the menus of chain restaurants, even in one's own refrigerator, confusion about how to eat right reigns: Is low-carb good or is carbo-loading the better way to go? Fat-free or sugar-free? And when did those dreaded eggs become a health food?
Americans are...
Facing the Tiger
A Guide for Men with Prostate Cancer and the People Who Love Them
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Prostate cancer is now the most common male cancer in the western world, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. In the United States over 2.5 million men are living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer; in the UK over 250,000 men, and in Australia over 120,000 men. For each man who has had prostate cancer,...
Aging with HIV
A Gay Man's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
With improvements in the treatment of HIV disease, gay men in great numbers are surviving--and thriving--into middle and older age. While increased longevity brings new hope, it also raises unanticipated challenges, particularly for gay men who never thought they would live this long: How do I deal...