A ‘manual on masculinity’? The consumption and use of mediated images of masculinity among teenage boys in Ireland

Irish Journal of Sociology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 29-52

  Ging, Debbie ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Effects; Entertainment media; Masculinity; The male audience; Affirmation texts

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024181573     PISSN: 07916035     EISSN: 20505280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/079160350501400203     Document Type: Article

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