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Language and Masculinity

ISBN: 978-0-631-19768-3
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256 pages
December 1996, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Contributors.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction: Ulrike Hanna Meinhof and Sally Johnson (Bradford University and Lancaster University).

1. Theorizing Language and Masculinity: A Feminist Perspective: Sally Johnson (Lancaster University).

2. 'Box-out' and 'Taxing': Roger Hewitt (Institute of Education, London).

3. Performing Gender Identity: Young Men's Talk and the Construction of Heterosexual Masculinity: Deborah Cameron (University of Strathclyde).

4. Power and the Language of Men: Scott Fabius Kiesling.

5. Masculinity in a Multilingual Setting: John Pujolar (Lancaster University).

6. 'One-at-a-Time': The Organization of Men's Talk: Jennifer Coates (Roehampton Institute).

7. Do Men Gossip?An Analysis of Football Talk on Television: Sally Johnson and Frank Finlay (Lancaster University).

8. The Role of Expletives in the Construction of Masculinity: Vivian de Klerk (Rhodes University).

9. 'Aceptarlo con hombria': Representations of Masculinity in Spanish Political Discourse: JoAnne Neff van Aertselaer (Universidad Complutense).

10. 'Randy Fish Boss Branded a Stinker': Coherence and the Construction of Masculinities in a British Tabloid Newspaper: Mary M. Talbot (Odense Universitet).

11. 'The Object of Contempt is the Object of Desire': Representations of Masculinity in Straight to Hell Magazine: John Heywood (Lancaster University).

12. 'The Most Important Event of My Life!'A Comparison of Male and Female Written Narratives: Ulrike Hanna Meinhof (Bradford University).

Bibliography.

Index.

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