Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict

Donnalyn Pompper

ISBN 10: 1793626901 / ISBN 13: 9781793626905

Published by Lexington Books 2023-09-15, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict
• Publisher: Lexington Books 2023-09-15
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793626901
• ISBN 13: 9781793626905
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict lends depth and global nuance to discourse associated with the masculinity concept as it brings to bear on males' self-image, role in society, media representations of them, and the gender role stress/conflict experienced when they fail to measure up to social standards associated with what it means to be manly. Even though the concept of masculine gender role stress/conflict has received substantial scholarly attention in psychology, social learning effects of masculinity as it plays out in media warrant further study given that representations offer audiences restrictive male gender roles that may contribute to toxic masculinity. Men and boys are taught to be self-sufficient, to act tough, to be muscular, heterosexual, and to use aggression to resolve conflicts. Such contexts provide restrictive images that can result in self harm and an inflexible social milieu. Scholars and students of communication, rhetoric, and gender studies will find this book particularly interesting.

About the Author

Donnalyn Pompper is professor, endowed chair in public relations, and affiliate faculty for ethnic studies and for the Science Communication Research Center at the University of Oregon.