Shrinking violets and Caspar Milquetoasts shyness, power, and intimacy in the United States, 1950-1995 / Patricia A. McDaniel.
| Author/creator | McDaniel, Patricia |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, |
| Description | viii, 215 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Subjects |
| Series | The American social experience series ; 40 |
| Contents | The emotional culture of shyness from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century -- "Build him a dais" : shyness and heterosexuality from the roles of the fifties to the rules of the nineties -- Assertive women and timid men? : race, heterosexuality, and shyness -- Shyness from nine to five -- "Intimacy is a difficult art" : the changing role of shyness -- In friendship. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-209) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2003011890 |
| ISBN | 0814756778 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814756786 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |