Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict lends depth and global nuance to discourse associated with the masculinity concept as it brings to bear on males' self-image, role in society, media representations of them, and the gender role stress/conflict experienced when they fail to measure up to social standards associated with what it means to be manly. Even though the concept of masculine gender role stress/conflict has received substantial scholarly attention in psychology, social learning effects of masculinity as it plays out in media warrant further study given that representations offer audiences restrictive male gender roles that may contribute to toxic masculinity. Men and boys are taught to be self-sufficient, to act tough, to be muscular, heterosexual, and to use aggression to resolve conflicts. Such contexts provide restrictive images that can result in self harm and an inflexible social milieu. Scholars and students of communication, rhetoric, and gender studies will find this book particularly interesting.

Bill Ferguson was a keen amateur photographer who took many photos of his family growing up in post-war Glasgow. His daughter, Ann Burnett, wrote many articles for the magazine 'Scottish Memories', about her childhood illustrated by his photos. These have now been collected together in this book with an introduction by the author.

So much visual input from TV, computer games and films does not allow children to develop their own imaginations. This book allows them to do just that with the child being the illustrator and drawing their own pictures for the books.

Short Stories, contemporary fiction, Scottish and Australian, covering a variety of genres, entertaining, thought-provoking and engaging. Dip into and enjoy. Take Leaf Out of My Book and escape to other worlds, times and people.

Margaret and Janis are mother and daughter, living together in less than harmony. Janis returned home after her marriage failed and is now dependent on her mother to accompany her everywhere. But Margaret has a secret in her past, and when that secret turns up on their doorstep, their lives are never the same. As Margaret's life comes to a close, Janis finds a new life and a new way of living.