This study examines the story that Maxim tells about masculinity, with particular focus on the type of humor in the magazine and its function; the way the magazine echoes embodied male-male social interaction, particularly “male-bonding”; and how the magazine pits “real” women against the Maxim fantasy women.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UMASS/oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:theses-1087 |
Date | 01 January 2007 |
Creators | Wisneski, Kirsten |
Publisher | ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst |
Source Sets | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 |
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