found a book called American Masculinity under Clinton (in Popular Culture and Everyday Life) by Brenton .J. Malin, explains the change from Reagan's stereotypically hypermasculinity in the 80s to a more sensitive man in the 90s when Clinton was in power - useful for looking into what exactly was being reflected on at the time of Fight Club and American Psycho's release.
another book, Taking It Like a Man: White Masculinity, Masochism and Cotemporary American Culture by David Savran 1998 states the social changes occurred alongside economic changes within America and the masculinity crisis is a result of the monopolisation of the media and the decentralisation of U.S culture as a whole - worth taking into consideration
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