From Library Journal
In The Hearts of Men ( LJ 8/83) Barbara Ehrenreich described how men have avoided commitments to women; here, Hunter explores men's place of refuge. Unprepared for the emotional demands of women, men have retreated to the impersonal and regular routines of work, imagining that their exertions (and incomes) would compensate for emotional detachment. The strategy, Hunter shows, was unwise: workaholic men failed their women, their children, and themselves. Hunter's approach, which he calls "subjective journalism," is based on sociological treatises, popular culture, and interviews. His book lacks Ehrenreich's clear direction, and thus will prove less accessible to general readers. But its message is importantand unsettling. Mark C. Carnes, Barnard Coll., Columbia Univ.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
