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Of Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
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2022
Summary
Lost.
Disaffected.
Adrift.
Checked out.
Dislocated.
Withdrawn.
What is happening with so many of our boys and men? Economists lament inexplicable drops in male labor force participation. Public health officials point to disproportionately male “deaths of despair” from suicide or overdose. Parents see their sons struggling and worry what it means for their future.
In Of Boys and Men, Richard Reeves provides a groundbreaking diagnosis of the contemporary male malaise. Many of the rapid economic, social, and cultural changes over recent decades pose new challenges to boys and men—especially those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Black boys and men face the most acute challenges of all.
Politicians on both left and right have failed to engage constructively with the problems of boys and men. Views on what it means to be a man in the twenty-first century have hardened along partisan lines. But as Reeves writes: “We can hold two thoughts in our head at once. We can be passionate about women’s rights and compassionate toward vulnerable boys and men.”
Drawing on years of deep research as well as his personal experience as a father of three sons, Reeves offers a compelling diagnosis of the problems of boys and men—and a bold set of solutions.
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2022
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3987-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3988-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
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Preface: Worried Dad to Worried Wonk No access
1. Girls Rule: Boys Are Behind in Education No access
2. Working Man Blues: Men Are Losing Ground in the Labor Market No access
3. Dislocated Dads: Fathers Have Lost Their Traditional Role in the Family No access
4. Dwight’s Glasses: Black Boys and Men Face Acute Challenges No access
5. Class Ceiling: Poor Boys and Men Are Suffering No access
6. Non-Responders: Policies Aren’t Helping Boys and Men No access
7. Making Men: Nature and Nurture Both Matter No access
8. Progressive Blindness: The Political Left Is in Denial No access
9. Seeing Red: The Political Right Wants to Turn Back the Clock No access
10. Redshirt the Boys: Boys Need an Extra Year in the Classroom No access
11. Men Can HEAL: Getting Men into the Jobs of the Future No access
12. New Dads: Fatherhood as an Independent Social Institution No access
