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Reel Men at War
Donald, Ralph; Macdonald, Karen
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Description for Reel Men at War
Hardback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
As they transition into adulthood, many American boys and young men spend a considerable amount of time engaging in physical sports, playing violent video games, and watching action movies, including war films. In many cases, boys spend more time exposed to media models than they do with their fathers. If, as social learning theorists say, masculinity is learned directly through a system of positive and negative reinforcement, what manly behaviors do war films clearly define and reinforce? And what un-manly behaviors do war films clearly prohibit? In Reel Men at War: Masculinity and the American War Film, authors Ralph ... Read more
As they transition into adulthood, many American boys and young men spend a considerable amount of time engaging in physical sports, playing violent video games, and watching action movies, including war films. In many cases, boys spend more time exposed to media models than they do with their fathers. If, as social learning theorists say, masculinity is learned directly through a system of positive and negative reinforcement, what manly behaviors do war films clearly define and reinforce? And what un-manly behaviors do war films clearly prohibit? In Reel Men at War: Masculinity and the American War Film, authors Ralph ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810881143
SKU
V9780810881143
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About Donald, Ralph; Macdonald, Karen
Ralph Donald is professor of mass communications at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and has taught broadcasting, journalism, and film for more than 35 years. Karen MacDonald is a clinical psychologist whose work includes counseling returning veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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