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Author:
Adler, Bill, 1957-
Title:
Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / Bill Adler, Jr.
Publisher:
AMACOM,
Copyright Date:
c2007
Description:
xi, 164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Men--Psychology.
Men--Effect of technological innovations on.
Men--Psychological aspects.--Psychological aspects.
Recreation--Psychological aspects.--Psychological aspects.
Household electronics--Psychological aspects.
Technology--Psychological aspects.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction -- How to pick (or adapt to) your man based on what kind of toy he wants -- Toys lure in women, just like good worms lure in fish -- Toys prevent boredom and thus prevent insanity (on the part of everyone that bored guys come into contact with) -- Men need to be spontaneous, and toys offer a safe way to maintain their youthful spontaneity -- Gadgets prevent infidelity -- Men hate ambiguity -- Protector toys: how guys expose their nurturing side through technology, even if they don't know it -- Toys help relieve stress in men - they really do -- The whole midlife crisis thing and gadgets -- Girls and their curls: women like stuff, too, and what this means for men -- The dark side: men use gadgets to fend off meaningful conversations and emotional entanglements -- For some men, gadgets are a substitute for watching sports 24/7: there really is no such thing as a non-gadget guy (and you should be so lucky to be married to this kind of man) -- The meaning of BlackBerry -- The Wile E. Coyote phenomenon: why are men undeterred by gadget failure? -- Postscript.
ISBN:
9780814473443
081447344X
OCLC:
(OCoLC)70775628
LCCN:
2006024192
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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