A Man's Place Masculinity in Transition by Dubbert, Joe L

First Edition hardcover with light shelfwear to edges and boards. Pages tight and clean. DJ covered with mylar. Library discard with usual marks and attachments. Pocket and ffep removed. 323 pages. HardCover Binding. Year: 1979. ISBN: 0135520592. Traces the development of the masculine image from 1830 to the present. Joe L. Dubbert explores the constantly changing sexual and emotional influences on men by which society determines, validates, and judges their masculinity. He considers the effect America's wars, the Depression, and the rise of sports have had on the male roles and traces the influences of such heroic models as Daniel Boone, Teddy Roosevelt, and Jack Armstrong-the All-American boy.