Richard V. Reeves

Of Boys and Men (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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Withdrawn.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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780815739883
• Artikelnr.: 64106036

Autorenporträt

Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow in Economic Studies and the Director of the Future of the Middle Class Initiative. His research focuses on social mobility, inequality, and family change. Prior to joining Brookings, he was director of strategy to the UK's Deputy Prime Minister.

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