Tough guise : violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity / directed by Sut Jhally ; produced by Susan Ericsson, Sanjay Talreja ; written by Jackson Katz, Jeremy Earp.

Looks systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the end of the 20th century. Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (e.g., rug...

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Contributors: Jhally, Sut (Director), Katz, Jackson (Screenwriter), Earp, Jeremy (Screenwriter)
Corporate Contributor: Media Education Foundation
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, 2002.
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Summary:Looks systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the end of the 20th century. Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (e.g., rugged individualism, violence) come loaded with attendant dangers to women, as well as other men.
Item Description:"Full version"--Container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Camera, David Rabinovitz ; edited by Sut Jhally, Susan Ericsson, Sanjay Talreja, Jeremy Smith.
ISBN:1893521664
Participant or Performer:With Jackson Katz.
Language:Optional English subtitles.