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The Bear Book: Readings in the History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) by Les K. Wright, editor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Bear Book: Readings in the History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) about?

The Bear Book brings together an impressive range of bear—usually big, hairy men who favor full-face beards and prefer to wear jeans and flannel shirts—viewpoints to explore this unique social and cultural phenomenon that stretches from America to western Europe to Australia! On the personal level, you learn what beardom means to different people in their daily lives, and on a broader level, its cultural implications for not only the gay community, but also society as a whole. As this book moves across the wide spectrum of bear identities, you learn about the defining forces of identity, the significance of differences among masculinities, and the shapings of the bear movement from different viewpoints. The Bear Book is the first compilation of sociological and cultural analytical investigations of the contemporary gay bear phenomenon. To this end, Editor Les Wright brings together both objective and subjective viewpoints to create a forum where bears can speak for themselves. Through their voices, you’ll learn about: bears and sexual identity; gay male iconography; socializing on the Internet; sexual politics (gender, class, “looks-ism,” and body image); gay mass media, the singl

Who reads The Bear Book: Readings in the History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies)?

Author

Les K. Wright, editor

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560238904

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Science