|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewMen and the Language of Emotions challenges the commonly held association of rationality with masculinity, involving distancing from the language of emotions. Drawing on a study of heterosexual men talking about their life and relationships, he demonstrates that men are capable of speaking of emotions, and in direct and uninhibited ways. Full Product DetailsAuthor: D. GalasinskiPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.238kg ISBN: 9780230554313ISBN 10: 0230554318 Pages: 172 Publication Date: 10 November 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback 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 ContentsAcknowledgements Transcription Conventions Men and their Emotions Stories of Emotional Masculinity 'There is a Concern' - Strategies of Emotion Talk 'No worries', or the Emotional View of Reality Emotions of Fatherhood Speaking Helplessly: The Emotions of Unemployment Masculinity? What Masculinity? References IndexReviews'Letting us hear the voices of men who go about their lives worrying, loving, suffering, caring, fearing, and enjoying things, this book succeeds in replacing the tired stereotype of the 'strong silent man' with a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of complex, contradictory, and emotional real-life masculinities.' Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University 'Letting us hear the voices of men who go about their lives worrying, loving, suffering, caring, fearing, and enjoying things, this book succeeds in replacing the tired stereotype of the 'strong silent man' with a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of complex, contradictory, and emotional real-life masculinities.' -- Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University Author InformationDARIUSZ GALASINSKI is Professor of Discourse and Cultural Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology. His other books include Cultural Studies and Discourse Analysis (with Chris Barker, 2001), The Language of Deception (2000) and The Language of Belonging (with Ulrike Hanna Meinhof, 2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |