Exposing Men

Author : Cynthia R. Daniels
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199700073

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Exposing Men by Cynthia R. Daniels Pdf

Exposing Men examines how ideals of masculinity have long skewed our societal--and scientific--understanding of one of the pillars of male identity: reproductive health. Only with the recent public exposure of men's reproductive troubles has the health of the male body been thrown into question, and along with it deeper masculine ideals. Whereas once men's sexual and reproductive abilities were the most taboo of topics, today erectile dysfunction is a multi-billion dollar business, and magazine articles trumpet male reproductive decline with headlines such as "You're Half the Man Your Father Was." Cynthia R. Daniels casts a gimlet eye on our world of plummeting sperm counts, spiking reproductive cancers, sperm banks, and pharmacological cures for impotence in order to assess the true state of male health. What she finds is male reproductive systems damaged by toxins and war, and proof piling up that men through sperm, pass on harm to the children they father. Yet, despite the evidence that men's health, as much as women's, significantly affects the vitality of their offspring, Daniels also sees a society holding on to outdated assumptions, one in which men ignore blatant health risks as they struggle to live up to antiquated ideas of manliness.

Author : Brian P. Luskey
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469654331

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Men Is Cheap by Brian P. Luskey Pdf

When a Civil War substitute broker told business associates that "Men is cheep here to Day," he exposed an unsettling contradiction at the heart of the Union's war effort. Despite Northerners' devotion to the principles of free labor, the war produced rampant speculation and coercive labor arrangements that many Americans labeled fraudulent. Debates about this contradiction focused on employment agencies called "intelligence offices," institutions of dubious character that nevertheless served the military and domestic necessities of the Union army and Northern households. Northerners condemned labor agents for pocketing fees above and beyond contracts for wages between employers and employees. Yet the transactions these middlemen brokered with vulnerable Irish immigrants, Union soldiers and veterans, former slaves, and Confederate deserters defined the limits of independence in the wage labor economy and clarified who could prosper in it. Men Is Cheap shows that in the process of winning the war, Northerners were forced to grapple with the frauds of free labor. Labor brokers, by helping to staff the Union military and Yankee households, did indispensable work that helped the Northern state and Northern employers emerge victorious. They also gave rise to an economic and political system that enriched the managerial class at the expense of laborers--a reality that resonates to this day.

Author : Caroline Criado Perez
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781683353140

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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez Pdf

#1 International Bestseller Winner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize A landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women, now in paperback Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias, in time, in money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in the award-winning, #1 international bestseller Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women’s lives. Product designers use a “one-size-fits-all” approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men’s needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women’s safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.

Author : Laura Bates
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781728236254

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Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates Pdf

The first comprehensive undercover look at the terrorist movement no one is talking about. Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups. It includes eye-opening interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back. Women's rights activist Laura Bates wrote this book as someone who has been the target of many hate-fueled misogynistic attacks online. At first, the vitriol seemed to be the work of a small handful of individual men... but over time, the volume and consistency of the attacks hinted at something bigger and more ominous. As Bates went undercover into the corners of the internet, she found an unseen, organized movement of thousands of anonymous men wishing violence (and worse) upon women. In the book, Bates explores: Extreme communities like incels, pick-up artists, MGTOW, Men's Rights Activists and more The hateful, toxic rhetoric used by these groups How this movement connects to other extremist movements like white supremacy How young boys are targeted and slowly drawn in Where this ideology shows up in our everyday lives in mainstream media, our playgrounds, and our government By turns fascinating and horrifying, Men Who Hate Women is a broad, unflinching account of the deep current of loathing toward women and anti-feminism that underpins our society and is a must-read for parents, educators, and anyone who believes in equality for women. Praise for Men Who Hate Women: "Laura Bates is showing us the path to both intimate and global survival."—Gloria Steinem "Well-researched and meticulously documented, Bates's book on the power and danger of masculinity should be required reading for us all."—Library Journal "Men Who Hate Women has the power to spark social change."—Sunday Times

Author : Jeffrey Henderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1991-02-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780195361995

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The Maculate Muse by Jeffrey Henderson Pdf

The pervasive and unrestrained use of obscenity has long been acknowledged as a major feature of fifth-century Attic Comedy; no other Western art form relies so heavily on the sexual and scatological dimensions of language. This acclaimed book, now in a new edition, offers both a comprehensive discussion of the dynamics of Greek obscenity and a detailed commentary on the terminology itself. After contrasting the peculiar characteristics of the Greek notion of obscenity to modern-day ideas, Henderson discusses obscenity's role in the development of Attic Comedy, its historical origins, varieties, and dramatic function. His analysis of obscene terminology sheds new light on Greek culture, and his discussion of Greek homosexuality offers a refreshing corrective to the idealized Platonic view. He also looks in detail at the part obscenity plays in each of Aristophanes' eleven surviving plays. The latter part of the book identifies all the obscene terminology found in the extant examples of Attic Comedy, both complete plays and fragments. Although these terminological entries are arranged in numbered paragraphs resembling a glossary, they can also be read as independent essays on the various aspects of comic obscenity. Terms are explained as they occur in each individual context and in relation to typologically similar terminology. With newly corrected and updated philological material, this second edition of Maculate Muse will serve as an invaluable reference work for the study of Greek drama.

Author : Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : United States
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030007524319

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War ... by Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Science
ISBN : NYPL:33433069084550

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The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bhartr̥hari
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Philosophy, Indic
ISBN : HARVARD:HNAJLE

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The Śatakas of Bhartr̥ihari by Bhartr̥hari Pdf

Author : Whitworth Porter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B74171

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History of the Corps of Royal Engineers by Whitworth Porter Pdf

Author : Edmund Alexander Parkes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Beverages
ISBN : HARVARD:HC21JB

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A Manual of Practical Hygiene by Edmund Alexander Parkes Pdf

Author : Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026534599

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War ... by Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Mormons
ISBN : MINN:31951000745239G

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The Contributor by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Science
ISBN : PSU:000062999625

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Scientific American by Anonim Pdf

Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.

Author : Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN : MINN:31951D00728653H

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Personal Narratives of Events in the War of the Rebellion by Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society Pdf

Author : Frank Wallis Galton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : WISC:89092543412

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Select Documents Illustrating the History of Trade Unionism by Frank Wallis Galton Pdf