The Wimp Factor
Gender Gaps, Holy Wars, and the Politics of Anxious Masculinity
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2018
Summary
In this landmark exploration of how male anxiety has come to define our political culture, Stephen J. Ducat shows the link between the desperate macho strutting of male politicians, the gender gap in voting behavior, and fundamentalist holy wars. He argues that a direct association exists between the magnitude of a man’s femiphobia-that is, his terror of being perceived as feminine-and his tendency to embrace right-wing political opinions.From the strenuous efforts by handlers to counter Geor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807043455 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0807043451 |
| Author: | Stephen Ducat |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 138mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
‘A deeply important insight in the hands of a gifted writer.’–Arlie Russell Hochschild, author of The Commercialization of Intimate Life
’[Ducat’s] fresh and complex insights may reach a new generation of swing voters.‘–Publishers Weekly
‘Even those who disagree with Ducat’s values can appreciate his skillful deployment of anecdotes, media, and wordplay.’–Psychology Today
About The Author
Stephen Ducat
Stephen J. Ducat is professor of psychology at the School of Humanities at New College of California, a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, and a candidate at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
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