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The Latino Male: A Radical Redefinition (Latina/O Culture and Politics)

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At first, I assumed that this book would just reiterate what Ramirez and Mirande have already written on Puerto Rican and Mexican men, respectively. On the contrary, this book is a Latino male academic writing in the veins of bell hooks' "Sisters of the Yam" or Iyanla Vanzant's books. If white men have Dr. Phil and Asian men have Chopra, then Latino men now have Abalos. This book was more about self-help and improving family functioning than it was about politics or sociology. It is a decent book for Latino family men looking to better themselves. This book is gay-friendly. The author very aptly condemns sexism and praises Latina feminists at the same time that he states that Latinas sometimes do willing let themselves be the victims of machismo. Not only is this a nice read for Latino men, but Latina wives and non-Latino wives and male lovers may learn much from this book. At times this book is repetitive and the author has clearly read too much Jung and beat drums in the wilderness a little too much. Still, this was an interesting topic and a nice read. For anyone interested in books about men of color in the United States, this is a must-have.