Manliness & civilization
a cultural history of gender and race in the United States, 1880-1917
by Gail Bederman
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In turn-of-the-century America, cultural ideals of manhood changed profoundly, as Victorian notions of self-restrained, moral manliness were challenged by ideals of an aggressive, overtly sexualized masculinity. Bederman traces this shift in values and shows how it brought together two seemingly contradictory ideals: the unfettered virility of racially "primitive" men and the refined superiority of "civilized" white men. Focusing on the lives and works of four very different Americans—Theodore Roosevelt, educator G. Stanley Hall, Ida B. Wells, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman—she illuminates the ideological, cultural, and social interests these ideals came to serve.
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Civilization, History, Masculinity, Race relations, Sex role, White supremacy movements, gender studies, United states, history, United states, race relations, Gender Identity, Men, Psychology, Rôle selon le sexe, Histoire, Masculinité, Relations raciales, Civilisation, 15.85 history of America, Ethnische Beziehungen, Geschlechterrolle, Männlichkeit, Sekseverschillen, Rassenverhoudingen, Geschlechtsrolle, Mann, Rassismus, Ethnische Beziehung, Zivilisation, HISTÓRIA CULTURAL, RELAÇÕES ÉTNICAS (HISTÓRIA), GÊNEROS (GRUPOS SOCIAIS) (HISTÓRIA), MASCULINIDADE, Race, 1880-1917, Rassenbeziehung, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und AuswandererPlaces
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Late 1800s, early 1900s
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-296) and index.
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