Full Description
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.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Male GRC/S as Viewed through Psychology and Communication Lenses - Pompper
Unit I: Masculinities in Nature or Nurture
Chapter 1: Taking the Natural Red Pill: Conflicting Gender Roles through Nature and Antiquity in the Manosphere
Marcia Allison & Jesper Greve Kristensen
Chapter 2: Case Studies of Male Rhetorical Mediation of Sexual Violence and Gender Role Stress/Conflict in the #MeToo Era
Robert Mundy
Chapter 3: When Nothing Changes into Something: Gender Role Stress/Conflict Among Asexual Viewers of BoJack Horseman
ben Brandley & Katherine Mullé
Chapter 4: Pulling Back the Curtain on Advertisers' Perceptions of Male Images in U.S. Ads
Juan Mundel & Maria DeMoya
Chapter 5: Dirty Work Masculinity and Coping Strategies among Garbage Collectors
Akira Sai & Taro Yamauchi
Unit II: Masculinity & Social Identity Intersectionalities
Chapter 6: Exploring Masculinities in Ancient and Up-and-Coming Sports in South East Asia
Mark Brooke
Chapter 7: Masculinity, Identity, and Disabled Veterans: How British Audiences Respond to Representations of Military Veterans on Prime Time BBC Programmes
Jenna Pitchford-Hyde
Chapter 8: Nawaz Sharif: The Rise and Fall of a Pakistani Sher (Big Cat)
Sakina Jangbar
Chapter 9: The Machismo Conflict of Bad Bunny's Yo Perreo Sola in Reggaetón
Nathian Shae Rodriguez
Unit III: Masculinities & Emotionality
Chapter 10: "Bitch-Ass Pussy!": Perceptions of Abused Men Predicted by Media, Educational, and Experiential Topic Exposure
Jessica J. Eckstein & Jessica Cherry
Chapter 11: It's Not Unusual, or Is It? Tom Jones' Unique Blend of Heteromasculine
Emotionality
Donnalyn Pompper
Chapter 12: Retire Like a Man: Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, and Competing Masculinities
Anthony V. LaStrape & Ann E. Burnette
Chapter 13: A Critical Exploration of Pandemic Protection as a Threat to Masculinity:
Facemask Usage and Gender
James Carviou & Jennifer A. Jackson
Chapter 14: New Media Masculinities: How YouTube Influencers Incubate Masculine Ideologies and Mentor Men Through Gender Role Conflict/Stress
Gabriel Parks, Daniel Russo, & Jenni Simon
Chapter 15: Conclusion: Agency for All, Where It Counts
Donnalyn Pompper
Bibliography
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