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O'Neill, Rachel (2018) Seduction : men, masculinity and mediated intimacy. Cambridge Medford, MA: Polity Press. ISBN 9781509521555
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Abstract
Within the so-called seduction community, the ability to meet and attract women is understood as a skill which heterosexual men can cultivate through practical training and personal development. Though it has been an object of media speculation – and frequent sensationalism – for over a decade, this cultural formation remains poorly understood.
In the first book-length study of the industry, Rachel O’Neill takes us into the world of seduction seminars, training events, instructional guidebooks and video tutorials. Pushing past established understandings of ‘pickup artists’ as pathetic, pathological or perverse, she examines what makes seduction so compelling for those drawn to participate in this sphere.
Item Type: | Book | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||
Publisher: | Polity Press | ||||
Place of Publication: | Cambridge Medford, MA | ||||
ISBN: | 9781509521555 | ||||
Official Date: | July 2018 | ||||
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Number of Pages: | 256 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
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