Language and masculinity. Ed. by Sally Johnson and Ulrike Meinhof. Oxford & Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1997. Pp. x, 244.

List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Ulrike Hanna Meinhof and Sally Johnson (Bradford University and Lancaster University). 1. Theorizing Language and Masculinity: A Feminist Perspective: Sally Johnson (Lancaster University). 2. a Box--outa and a Taxinga : Roger Hewitt (Institute of Education, London). 3. Performing Gender Identity: Young Mena s Talk and the Construction of Heterosexual Masculinity: Deborah Cameron (University of Strathclyde). 4. Power and the Language of Men: Scott Fabius Kiesling. 5. Masculinity in a Multilingual Setting: John Pujolar (Lancaster University). 6. a One--at--a--Timea : The Organization of Mena s Talk: Jennifer Coates (Roehampton Institute). 7. Do Men Gossip?An Analysis of Football Talk on Television: Sally Johnson and Frank Finlay (Lancaster University). 8. The Role of Expletives in the Construction of Masculinity: Vivian de Klerk (Rhodes University). 9. a Aceptarlo con hombriaa : Representations of Masculinity in Spanish Political Discourse: JoAnne Neff van Aertselaer (Universidad Complutense). 10. a Randy Fish Boss Branded a Stinkera : Coherence and the Construction of Masculinities in a British Tabloid Newspaper: Mary M. Talbot (Odense Universitet). 11. a The Object of Contempt is the Object of Desirea : Representations of Masculinity in Straight to Hell Magazine: John Heywood (Lancaster University). 12. a The Most Important Event of My Life!a A Comparison of Male and Female Written Narratives: Ulrike Hanna Meinhof (Bradford University). Bibliography. Index.