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Sign up todayOf Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
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Richard V. Reeves
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6 hours 55 minutes
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English
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“As the father of two boys, I am concerned about the challenges they face in the world today. This book really framed a new perspective of what the challenges are and policy decisions that government and society can make to ensure that boys and men don’t get left behind. I felt enlightened by the author’s scholarly and thoroughly researched and articulated views on how society has impacted the status of men in the past 20-40 years. I highly recommend this book especially to parents of young boys. ”
— Clark • Vroman's Bookstore
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.
Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he directs the Boys and Men Project and holds the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair. He is the author of John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand (2007) and Dream Hoarders (2017).
Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he directs the Boys and Men Project and holds the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair. He is the author of John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand (2007) and Dream Hoarders (2017).
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“As a feminist who is deeply committed to gender equality and a mother of two young men, I highly recommend Of Boys and Men. Richard Reeves affirms the experience of so many parents of boys and offers real solutions to create a world that would be better for all of us, across the gender spectrum.”
“There is a boy crisis across the developed world. Richard Reeves deftly navigates the minefield of the culture war over gender to give us the facts, the causes, and some surprising solutions. As the father of three boys, Reeves speaks to our hearts as well as our heads. A powerful and important book.”
“In this courageous, compelling, and urgently needed book, Reeves argues for dispensing with the damaging narrative of ‘toxic’ masculinity, and offers concrete suggestions for how to support boys and men.”
“In this judicious and meticulously researched book, Richard Reeves reminds us that the problem of male disaffection and underachievement is worsening, and points to sensible, humane, and practical solutions.”
“Finally, an analysis of the crisis among men and boys that adds more light than heat. Richard Reeves takes on the issues facing males today with courage and compassion, and offers solutions that are both workable and agreeable across the political spectrum. A much-needed book.”
“A tour de force that replaces notions of toxic masculinity with evidence-based reasoning and reform.”
“An authoritative overview of the problems faced by boys and men—and most importantly, bold ideas to solve them.”
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