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  1. 1. The power of character : Middle-class masculinities, 1800–1900

    Författare :David Tjeder; Arne Jarrick; Yvonne Hirdman; Åsa Bergenheim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Masculinity; masculinities; gender; power; middle class; passions; character; self-made man; sexuality; prostitution; homosocial; the male norm; George L. Mosse; advice manuals; autobiographies; alcohol; gambling; History; Historia; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : This is a study of continuity and change in middle-class conceptions of ideal manhood. My theoretical cues are the notions of the male as an unproblematised and genderless norm, masculinity as homosocial, and George L. Mosse’s use of countertypes. Notions of passions, youth, and character were important throughout the century. LÄS MER