| Edition |
1st Harper paperback ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 332 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
"Understanding the critical years between 16 and 26" --Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-316) and index. |
| Summary |
Profiles American males between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six, offering insight into their belief systems, relationships, and preferences, in a report that also discusses the sources of violent and deviant behaviors. |
| Contents |
Welcome to Guyland -- "What's the rush?" : Guyland as a new stage of development -- "Bros before hos" : the guy code -- High school : boot camp for Guyland -- The rites of almost-men : binge drinking, fraternity hazing, and the elephant walk -- Sports crazy -- Boys and their toys : Guyland's media -- Babes in Boyland : pornography -- Hooking up : sex in Guyland -- Predatory sex and party rape -- Girls in Guyland : eyes on the guys -- "Just guys". |
| Subject |
Young men.
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Masculinity.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Maturation (Psychology) -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780060831356 (pbk.) |
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0060831359 |
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