Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / / Bill Adler, Jr.
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 164 p. :; ill. |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of 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.