Manly Traditions

The Folk Roots of American Masculinities

By: Simon J. Bronner (Editor), Alan Dundes (Afterword by)

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Take this test. You think today's sensitive, caring man is: (a) a myth, (b) an oxymoron, or (c) a moron. No matter whether you laugh at this bit of folk humor, its wide circulation bespeaks a modern predicament for American men. Men's "manly" traditions have been shaken in an age of "sensitivity." Some observers have even referred to a crisis of masculinity for a new generation of boys. In Manly Traditions, established scholars in the fields of folklore, men's studies, and gender studies identify the folkloric roots of what it means to be a man in America. In a lively volume they examine the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life. Simon J. Bronner is Distinguished University Professor of American Studies and Folklore at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.He is the author of over a dozen books, including Following Tradition: Folklore in the Discourse of American Culture; Grasping Things: Folk Material Culture and Mass Society in America; The Carver's Art: Crafting Meaning from Wood; Folk Nation: Folklore in The Creation of American Tradition; American Children's Folklore; Piled Higher and Deeper: The Folklore of Student Life; Old-Time Music Makers of New York State; and American Folklore Studies: An Intellectual History.

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Author of several studies of American folklore (e.g., Folk Nation: Folklore in the Creation of American Tradition, CH, Mar'03, 40-4184, and Piled Higher and Deeper: The Folklore of Campus Life, 1990), Bronner (Pennsylvania State Univ., Harrisburg) here brings together a diverse and engaging collection on the contemporary American male experience. Divided into two sections, Manly Displays and Performances and Manly Expressions and Texts, the 12 essays offer case studies that, taken together, explore the wide range of culturally sanctioned masculine behavior at the dawn of the 21st century. Of particular interest are the lucid and thorough essays on African American stepping, Latino culture in South Texas, Japanese American manliness, and gay men's performances in public club scenes. In the introductory essay, Menfolk, Bronner provides a cogent, well-researched analysis of how men behave in groups, and this essay alone is well worth the price of admission. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.-W. Edwards, Longwood University

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Men and Boys Sociology & Anthropology Sociology Sociology & Customs & Traditions Popular Beliefs & Controversial Knowledge Folklore Studies / Study of Myth (Mythology)Sociology & Family & Relationships

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Menfolk	p. 1
Manly Displays and Performances
In the Company of Men: Female Accommodation and the Folk Culture of Male Groups	p. 61
"Running the Yard": The Negotiation of Masculinities in African American Stepping	p. 77
Muy Macho: Traditional Practices in the Formation of Latino Masculinity in South Texas Border Culture	p. 116
Performing Manliness: Resistance and Harmony in Japanese American Taiko	p. 134
"I Feel That I'm Freer to Show My Feminine Side": Folklore and Alternative Masculinities in a Rave Scene	p. 157
The Circuit: Gay Men's Techniques of Ecstasy	p. 171
Manly Expressions and Texts
The Folklore of Mother-Raised Boys and Men	p. 211
Be Careful What You Wish For: Images of Masculinity in Tragedies of Wish Fulfillment	p. 228
Manly Characters in Contemporary Legends: A Preliminary Survey	p. 247
Mountain Masculinity: Jokes Southern Mountain Men Tell on Themselves	p. 261
Secret Erections and Sexual Fabrications: Old Men Crafting Manliness	p. 274
"Letting Out Jack": Sex and Aggression in Manly Recitations	p. 315
Afterword: Many Manly Traditions-A Folkloristic Maelstrom	p. 351
Contributors	p. 365
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