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Tough Guise: Violence Media and the Crisis in Masculinity

Abridged version 57 minutes, Media Education Foundation, 1999, ages high school – Adult. Examines the relationship between images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the 21st century. Suggests that widespread violence in America is part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity. In this shortened version, the historical contextualization and overall argument and evidence have been condensed. The nudity and profanity, have also been removed.

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