Publication

1996 - Haworth Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

50,750 words, Guess

Page Count

203 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing499167

Classifications

  • DDC306.76/6/088355
  • LCCVE23 .Z44 1996

Description

The Masculine Marine: Homoeroticism In The U. S. Marine Corps dissects the complexities of military hypergender. Steven Zeeland elicits astonishingly candid responses from a diverse sampling of Marines to questions about aspects of this rarely documented subculture. Their answers shed light on homoerotic bonding among Marines, hazing and institutional violence, sexual stereotypes of Marines in gay culture, how gay Marines reconcile their sexual identity with the ethos of "hard" Marine supermasculinity, Marines in all-male pornography, how Marines feel about being viewed as sex objects, and male attitudes about women in the Marine Corps. Interwoven throughout The Masculine Marine is the author's own personal narrative of how he came to know Marines. The Masculine Marine is a ground-breaking, seminal work that will be of great interest to the gay community and the student of the contemporary military subculture.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Haworth gay & lesbian studies

Other Editions

  • The masculine marine: homoeroticism in the U.S. Marine CorpsHaworth Press1996-01-01

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