In a provocative examination of male identity in today's society, a successful author discusses the confusion of men over changing gender roles and expectations, using both personal accounts and startling statistics to explain how men can cope with an increasingly confusing world. Reprint.
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Newsweek editor Cose follows his successful summary of the continuing discomforts of middle-class black Americans, The Rage of a Privileged Class , with a report on an old, reliable topic, the war between the sexes, as regarded from a fairly new perspective, that of the "masculinist" reaction to contemporary feminism. Citing prominent ideologues and authorities of both sexes and on both sides of the issues while maintaining neutrality himself, Cose expresses facets of his argument in terms of media catchphrases, "Man as Victim" (title of the first chapter), the endangered black male, the men's movement, the sensitive man, Mr. Mom, date rape, "Men Who Just Don't Get It" (another chapter title), fathering, feeling our (male/female) pain, and battered spouse syndrome. (The most absorbingly treated of these is fatherhood; all opinions seem to be converging in the understanding that fathers are essential to children's healthiest psychological development.) As usual for this kind of once-over, there's much here that is provocative, such as the many enormous discrepancies between the findings of sound social science and the claims ostensibly based on them made by radicals, both feminist (e.g., Andrea Dworkin) and masculinist (e.g., Warren Farrell). Although Cose's flat, reportorial style gets tiresome, particularly when one reads more than a chapter at a time, his book is a current awareness briefing well done. Ray Olson
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With the same mix of interviews, reportage and analysis that gave his previous book Rage of a Privileged Class its acclaimed and respected perspective on the African-American middle class's fury, A Man's World addresses the confusion men are feeling as changing gender roles and expectations challenge the core of male identity. Many men today fear that their rights and roles are shrinking, that they are the new "endangered species": White men are prime targets for male-bashing; black men are considered a pathologically dangerous and endangered species; and Latinos are told their culture is irredeemably sexist.
Filled with revealing statistics and candid personal accounts, this book discusses such fascinating and troubling subjects as why men commit suicide in much higher numbers than women, how child custody disputes affect men, what happened to the men's movement, what intimate relationships are like in an age of sex codes and anti-date-rape campaigns and much more. An eye-opening guide for men navigating in an increasingly unconventional world.
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By Martian Bachelor (Feminacentric America) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Man's World: How Real Is Male Privilege - And How High Is Its Price? (Hardcover)
This was easily one of the best general books written in the 90's on the plight of men in post-patriarchal America.Cose is one of the country's top journalists, though he is more well known for his coverage of race-related issues. In this book, he applies his skills to presenting men's perspective(s) and tries to explain why, when they're allegedly masters of the universe, so many are unhappy and complaining. Just about everything of substance, from beat-dead-dads to the epidemic of male suicide to men's frustration with female hypocrisy in the dating/mating area, is touched on. Some of the most outspoken in the men's movement are given a significant voice for a change. Yet the story is well enough told that someone new to these issues, while certainly receiving a jolt, would not be turned off or intimidated. And the chapter on the black male experience is unique in the genre, so far as I know. If I have any thing to say on the downside, it's that the book sacrifices some depth for breadth. And it's perhaps not radical enough for my tastes, but that's a personal bias. The views of a few important authors are over-looked, again IMO, and the book is more about reportage than it is about activism directed towards change. Still, getting the word out is important. Try to find a copy of this excellent book and read it!
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