Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Although studies of men and masculinity have gained momentum, little has been published that focuses on the media and their relationship to men as men. Men, Masculinity and the Media addresses this shortcoming. Scholars from across the social sciences investigate past media research on men and masculinity. They also examine how the media serve to construct masculinities, how men and their relationships have been depicted and how men respond to media images. From comic books and rock music to film and television, this groundbreaking volume scrutinizes the interrelationship among men, the media and masculinity.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction
• Considering Men and the Media
• Part 1 Past Study on Men and the Media
• Masculinity as Fact
• A Review of Empirical Mass Communication Research on Masculinity
• Masculinity as Signs
• Poststructuralist Feminist Approaches to the Study of Gender
• Part 2 Case Studies of Media and Masculinities
• Metal Men and Glamour Boys
• Gender Performance in Heavy Metal
• Superman/Superboys/Supermen
• The Comic Book Hero as Socializing Agent
• Beer Commercials
• A Manual on Masculinity
• Part 3 Representations of Men's Relationships
• Buddies and Pals
• A History of Male Friendships on Prime Time Television
• From 'Good Times' to 'The Cosby Show'
• Perceptions of Changing Televised Images Among Black Fathers and Sons
• Masculinity and Machismo in Hollywood's War Films
• Part 4 Men, Media and the Gender Order
• When Men Put on Appearances
• Advertising and the Social Construction of Masculinity
• Men and the News Media
• The Male Presence and Its Effect
• Images of Men in Sport Media
• The Social Reproduction of Gender Order
• Part 5 Reading Mediated Masculinity
• Redesigning Men
• Hegemonic Masculinity in Transition
• Gaze Out of Bounds
• Men Watching Men on Television
• The Transatlantic Gaze
• Masculinities, Youth and the American Imaginary