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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Emily A. WentzellPublisher: Duke University Press Imprint: Duke University Press Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9780822354918ISBN 10: 0822354918 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 05 July 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Changing Bodies and Masculinities in Post-Viagra Mexico 1 1. Mexicanness, Machismo, and Maturity in Composite Masculinities 35 2. Sex, Relationships, and Masculinities 60 3. Chronic Illnesses as Composite Problems 86 4. Rejecting Erectile Dysfunction Drugs 110 5. Medical Erectile Dysfunction Treatment in Context 136 Conclusion. Cultural Change Over Time in Responses to Erectile Difficulty 162 Bibliography 187 Index 197ReviewsThis incisive, surprising, and poignant ethnography from the hospital wards of Cuernavaca draws on the best studies in Mexico and elsewhere regarding masculinity, sexuality, and related health issues and takes us to a whole new level of scholarship. Being a woman studying erections proves no obstacle for an anthropologist as thoughtful as Emily A. Wentzell--on the contrary, she deftly uses it to her advantage, exploring how women so often help to create and define men's sexuality. --Matthew Gutmann, editor of Changing Men and Masculinities in Latin America This incisive, surprising, and poignant ethnography from the hospital wards of Cuernavaca draws on the best studies in Mexico and elsewhere regarding masculinity, sexuality, and related health issues and takes us to a whole new level of scholarship. Being a woman studying erections proves no obstacle for an anthropologist as thoughtful as Emily A. Wentzell--on the contrary, she deftly uses it to her advantage, exploring how women so often help to create and define men's sexuality. --Matthew C. Gutmann, editor of Changing Men and Masculinities in Latin America Author InformationEmily A. Wentzell is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa. She is coeditor (with Marcia C. Inhorn) of Medical Anthropology at the Intersections: Histories, Activisms, and Futures, also published by Duke University Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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