‘So I Thought “Bollocks to It”’: Men, Stories and Masculinities [2000]

Abstract

Summary This chapter contains section titled: ‘So I Thought “Bollocks to It”’: Men, Stories and Masculinities ‘And Now the Fucker Won't Start’: Dominant Discourses of Masculinity ‘I Did the Most Amazing Left’:Stories of Achievement More Leather Elbow Patches’:Men Friends Having a Laugh ‘I'll Beat All of That’: Competition in Storytelling ‘Was He Beating You Up?’: Collaborative Storytelling in Men's Talk ‘He Was Quite Frightened’: The Struggle to Express Vulnerability ‘Queerie’: Masculinity and Homophobia ‘Makes You Vulnerable Though’: Self‐disclosure The Masculine Mask of Silence Conclusions