Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It

Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It

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  • Create Date:2022-10-01 00:19:34
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:Richard Reeves
  • ISBN:0815739877
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Summary

A positive vision for masculinity in a postfeminist world



Boys and men are struggling。 Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family。 While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even worsened。

Our attitudes, our institutions, and our laws have failed to keep up。 Conservative and progressive politicians, mired in their own ideological warfare, fail to provide thoughtful solutions。



The father of three sons, a journalist, and a Brookings Institution scholar, Richard V。 Reeves has spent twenty-five years worrying about boys both at home and work。 His new book, Of Boys and Men, tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood。



Reeves looks at the structural challenges that face boys and men and offers fresh and innovative solutions that turn the page on the corrosive narrative that plagues this issue。 Of Boys and Men argues that helping the other half of society does not mean giving up on the ideal of gender equality。

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Reviews

Jay Molnar

Of Boys and Men was an enlightening read and should be an impetus for a bigger conversation around how a positive vision of masculinity works in the modern age。 Reeves lays out the concerns around boys in education, the labor market, and the lack of representation in HEAL (Health, Education, Administrative, Literacy)。 The author doesn't like to use the word "crisis" in talking about this issue, however in connection with Nick Eberstadt's "Men Without Work" where over six million men between 25-5 Of Boys and Men was an enlightening read and should be an impetus for a bigger conversation around how a positive vision of masculinity works in the modern age。 Reeves lays out the concerns around boys in education, the labor market, and the lack of representation in HEAL (Health, Education, Administrative, Literacy)。 The author doesn't like to use the word "crisis" in talking about this issue, however in connection with Nick Eberstadt's "Men Without Work" where over six million men between 25-54 are neither working nor looking for work the issue of so many idle adult men should be something to consider with urgency moving forward。 。。。more