Although images of women in the mass media have been widely discussed ln recent years, there is no equivalent analysis of men. Once again masculinity seems to have succeeded in passing itself off as universal and invisible. In this book, Antony Easthope argues that, far from being universal, the main tradition of masculinity in the West is both specific and peculiar. What is masculinity? Drawing up psychoanalysis and an understanding of ideology, Easthope shows how the masculine myth forces men to try to be masculine and only masculine, denying their feminine side. In an original contribution to the understanding of gender he analyzes masculinity as it is represented in a wide range of mass media--films, television, newspapers, pop music, and pulp novels. Why are two men in a John Wayne western more concerned with each other than with the women in their lives? Is aggressive male banter a sign that men hate or love each other? Why does a jealous man always have to see his rival? Written in lively, witty, and accessible style, this book is certain to become controversial but essential reading for a wide range of courses in popular culture, mass media, and cultural studies, as well as those in film study, literature, and sociology.--From back cover.

At Mountain View Middle School, everyone knows everyone else’s business. Green. Yellow. Red. Regardless of what is happening in your life, your status and access are determined by the card that hangs around your neck. Principal Fowler delights in giving demerits and knocking her prisoners (students) down a color. Five discouraged and beaten down students are thrown together one day when everything goes wrong, and they are locked in a closet during a tornado warning. Five strangers enter, but they leave as one—determined to bring down the system. Color Coded is a don’t-miss adventure of misfits and mettle in the vein of The Breakfast Club meets Louis Sachar’s Holes.

From a teen running the streets learning about life on his own, to a successful adult with an established career, Jay learned many of lifes lessons the hard way. Fear of failure has always forced him to keep love at bay. Loving many but never falling in love with any. This is a story of Jayson McAllister. On his 30th birthday Jay meets a young lady, Brianna Williams, who teaches him the true meaning of being in love. Taking what hes learned from the streets and the thought process of his crew, Jay takes you Inside the mind of a man! Can being truly in love really be as hard as most men make it? Is being faithful and honest something men are truly capable of? Are all men about games? Come and take this journey with Jay, his crew, and the woman whos about to change his whole outlook on life and love. Skepticism meets optimism where love meets passion and it all comes full circle for Jay with an explosive ending you wont soon forget. One never truly appreciates loveuntil he feels pain! ComeINSIDEthe mind of a man!

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Four young men from the English border City of Carlisle are called to war, who will live and who will not, who will pop their cherry, who will die with their virginity intact?. A story of the horror of war down to earth and graphic, with battlefield humour, death and destruction, love and lust..real life, real death.

Daniel and the Lions Den, the true story of an eight hour inmate is a compelling no holds barred story of humorous and disgusting anecdotes written by the author of The Father The Son and The Railroad Ghost and The Straw Servant. Dan Starrett spent twenty-five years in law enforcement and knows first hand what it is like to be in The Lions Den. One of the best ways to face the strain and stress of prison life is to have a cynical sense of humor and a desire to come out of The Lions Den Alive when the long shift is done. I worked closely with Dan and he has made my day go by faster with his wit and humor . I can attest to the contents of this story because I am retired from the DOC. This is life behind bars at its best and worst and can only be described by this man who has been there , done that. Prison violence goes from mild to unbelievable. The correctional officer does not have the best job in the world and is sometimes caught in the middle of the administration, the inmates and a speculating misinformed public that would keep him/her from doing their job. This story lends credence to Doing your eight and hittin the gate. If graphic sex and violence offends you, please do not read this story. This is reality. Ray McGuire, Yanceyville N.C. N.C. Department of Corrections Ret.