Richard V Reeves

Of Boys and Men

Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 357g
• ISBN-13: 9780815740667
• ISBN-10: 0815740662
• Artikelnr.: 68991014

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Worried Dad to Worried Wonk
Part I: The Male Malaise
1. Girls Rule: Boys Are Behind in Education
2. Working Man Blues: Men Are Losing Ground in the Labor Market
3. Dislocated Dads: Fathers Have Lost Their Traditional Role in the Family
Part II: Double Disadvantage
4. Dwight's Glasses: Black Boys and Men Face Acute Challenges
5. Class Ceiling: Poor Boys and Men Are Suffering
6. Non-Responders: Policies Aren't Helping Boys and Men
Part III: Biology and Culture
7. Making Men: Nature and Nurture Both Matter
Part IV: Political Stalemate
8. Progressive Blindness: The Political Left Is in Denial
9. Seeing Red: The Political Right Wants to Turn Back the Clock
Part V: What to Do
10. Redshirt the Boys: Boys Need an Extra Year in the Classroom
11. Men Can HEAL: Getting Men into the Jobs of the Future
12. New Dads: Fatherhood as an Independent Social Institution
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index