{"product_id":"9781479800483","title":"Cable Guys","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe emergence of \"male-centered serials\" such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons Of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiating modern masculinities.                                                                                                                                    From  the meth-dealing but devoted family man Walter White of AMC's Breaking Bad,  to the part-time basketball coach, part-time gigolo Ray Drecker of HBO's Hung,  depictions of male characters perplexed by societal expectations of men and  anxious about changing American masculinity have become standard across the  television landscape. Engaging with a wide variety of shows, including The  League, Dexter, and Nip\/Tuck, among many others, Amanda D. Lotz  identifies the gradual incorporation of second-wave feminism into prevailing  gender norms as the catalyst for the contested masculinities on display in  contemporary cable dramas.   Examining  the emergence of \"male-centered serials\" such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiating  modern masculinities, Lotz analyzes how these shows combine feminist approaches  to fatherhood and marriage with more traditional constructions of masculine  identity that emphasize men's role as providers. She explores the dynamics of  close male friendships both in groups, as in Entourage and Men of a  Certain Age, wherein characters test the boundaries between the homosocial  and homosexual in their relationships with each other, and in the dyadic  intimacy depicted in Boston Legal and Scrubs. Cable Guys provides a  much needed look into the under-considered subject of how constructions of masculinity  continue to evolve on television.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185415422226,"sku":"9781479800483","price":56.22,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9781479800483.jpg?v=1774735712","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9781479800483","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}