Jennifer Coates Boeken

Men Talk draws on rich conversational material from a wide range of contexts to illuminate our understanding of men and masculinities at the turn of the millennium. Collects data from a wide range of conversations, including garage mechanics on a break, carpenters at the pub after work, and university academics chatting after hours.Focuses on stories, which occur within all-male conversations.Makes a distinctive contribution to our understanding of the intersection of language and masculinity.

This wide-ranging Reader comprises a valuable anthology of the key essays in the study of language and gender.