Strenuous Life Flashcards
1
Q
Neurasthenia
A
Constant pressure of being controlled
Depression
2
Q
Theodore Roosevelt
A
Born 1858 Sickly kid Dr said to rest Started boxing, sports Went west Broke Victorian values
3
Q
The Fragmented self
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meant to be proper and civilized but they wanted to act on instincts and be barbaric and had to be two different people. Constantly fighting with Victorian and need for maniliness
4
Q
Therapeutic Ethos
A
individualistic
how to help yourself
5
Q
Strenuous Life
A
Self control to Self fulfillingness
need for manliness
6
Q
Baseball
A
Played in parks
Team game but still individual
No time limit
All classes
7
Q
College Football
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Upper class Violence
8
Q
Women and Cycling
A
Bloomers
Too masculine
Said to turn into a man
EArly menopause
9
Q
Jack Johnson vs Jim Jeffries
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Jim hope for white race didnt want to lose to a black man Jack only dated white women drove fast cars Jack beat Jim in the 14 round
