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the Bear Book: Readings History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture
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the Bear Book: Readings History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture
Current price: $170.00
Barnes and Noble
the Bear Book: Readings History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture
Current price: $170.00
Size: Hardcover
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The Bear Book brings together an impressive range of bearusually big, hairy men who favor full-face beards and prefer to wear jeans and flannel shirtsviewpoints to explore this unique social and cultural phenomenon that stretches from America to western Europe to Australia! On the personal level, you learn what beardom means to different people in their daily lives, and on a broader level, its cultural implications for not only the gay community, but also society as a whole. As this book moves across the wide spectrum of bear identities, you learn about the defining forces of identity, the significance of differences among masculinities, and the shapings of the bear movement from different viewpoints.The Bear Book is the first compilation of sociological and cultural analytical investigations of the contemporary gay bear phenomenon. To this end, Editor Les Wright brings together both objective and subjective viewpoints to create a forum where bears can speak for themselves. Through their voices, you’ll learn about: