Are men animals? : how modern masculinity sells men short / Matthew Gutmann.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 309 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781541699588
- 1541699580
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 155.332 G984 | Available | 33111009550415 |
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"Boys will be boys," the saying goes -- but what does that actually mean? A leading anthropologist investigates
Why do men behave the way they do? Is it their male brains? Surging testosterone? From vulgar locker-room talk to mansplaining to sexual harassment, society is too quick to explain male behavior in terms of biology.
In Are Men Animals? , anthropologist Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory male behavior is in no way inevitable. Men behave the way they do because culture permits it, not because biology demands it. To prove this, he embarks on a global investigation of masculinity. Exploring everything from the gender-bending politics of American college campuses to the marriage markets of Shanghai and the women-only subway cars of Mexico City, Gutmann shows just how complicated masculinity can be. The result isn't just a new way to think about manhood. It's a guide to a better life, for all of us.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
Introduction -- Gender confusion -- The science of maleness -- Monkey see, human do -- The male libido -- Men's natural aggressions -- I am, therefore I think -- Fathering -- Reverting to natural genders in China -- Can we change our biology? -- Don't let men off the hook.
"Boys will be boys," the saying goes--but what does that actually mean? Anthropologist Gutmann argues that predatory male behavior is in no way inevitable. Men behave the way they do because culture permits it, not because biology demands it. To prove this, he embarks on a global investigation of masculinity.