Shrinking Violets and Caspar Milquetoasts: Shyness, Power, and Intimacy in the United States, 1950-1995

Acknowledgments1 Introduction 2 The Emotional Culture of Shyness from the Middle Ages to the Early Twentieth Century 3 "Build Him a Dais": Shyness and Heterosexuality from the Roles of the Fifties to The Rules of the Nineties4 Assertive Women and Timid Men? Race, Heterosexuality, and Shyness 5 Shyness from Nine to Five 6 "Intimacy Is a Dif?cult Art": The Changing Role of Shyness in Friendship 7 ConclusionAppendix A: Data and Methods Appendix B: Sampled Self-Help Books, Child-Rearing Manuals, and Magazine Articles Notes Bibliography Index About the Author