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"Timely when originally published, Men and Marriage is essential now given the the warlike climate of
male-female relationships, unfortunately fostered by radical feminism."
Rush Limbaugh

Men and Marriage is a critical commentary that asks the
burning question, How can society survive the pervasive disintegration of the
family? A profound crisis faces modern social order as traditional family
relationships become almost unrecognizable.
George Gilder's Men and Marriage is a revised and expanded
edition of his 1973 landmark work, Sexual Suicide . He examines
the deterioration of the family, the well-defined sex roles it offered, and how
this change has shifted the focus of our society. Poverty, for instance, stems
from the destruction of the family when unmarried parents are abandoned by
their lovers or older women are divorced because society approves of their
husbands' younger girlfriends. Gilder claims that men will only fulfill their
paternal obligations when women lead them to do so, and that this civilizing
influence, balanced with proper economic support, is the most important part of
maintaining a productive, healthy, loving society. He offers a concrete plan
for rebuilding the family in America. His solutions challenge readers to return
to these roles and reestablish the family values that were once so crucial in
staving off the ills that plague our country.
Gilder insists that it is time to reexamine what "liberation" has
wrought and at what cost. Only a return to traditional family values, he
contends, can stem the tide of disaster.
George Gilder is the author of Wealth and Poverty , the
best-selling critique of Reaganomics, The Spirit of Enterprise ,
Visible Man , Naked Nomads , and The Party That
Lost Its Head . He was a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan and now writes
regularly for The Wall Street Journal and National Review about
material advances and their effect on society. His most recent books include
two other well-known social commentaries, Microcosm and Life After
Television. Also available in paperback.

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Pelican
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August 31, 1986
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6.34 x 0.89 x 9.28 inches
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0882894447
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978-0882894447
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"Men and Marriage . . . is an outstandingly important and well-argued book."National Review

Drug Addiction, lack of education, welfare, children in poverty, violence, unemployment, single-parent homes-these critical problems facing our country today. Many ideas have been presented regarding the cause of these problems, but only George Gilder speaks directly and with authority about their one undeniable source: the disintegration of the American family.
Men and Marriage examines the loss of the family and the well-defined sex roles it used to offer and how this loss has changed the focus of our society. Poverty, for instance, comes from the destruction of the family when single parents are abandoned by their lovers or older women are suddenly divorced because society approves of the husband's new, younger girlfriend. Gilder claims that men will only own up to their paternal obligations when the women lead them to do so and that this civilizing influence, balanced with, proper economic support, is the most important part of maintaining a productive, healthy, loving society. He offers a concrete plan of action for rebuilding the family in America. His solutions challenge readers to return to these roles and reestablish those family values which were once so crucial in staving off the ills that plague our country.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pelican; Reprint, Subsequent edition (August 31, 1986)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0882894447
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0882894447
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.21 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.34 x 0.89 x 9.28 inches

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- #1,998 in General Gender Studies

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Dr(PhD)Wes

Good description of the problem but for want of good theory, poor causal anaysis

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017

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George Gilder hits the target--the problem of most of America's social an economic ills is the disintegration of family and its ramifications spelled out in Gilder's other book, Sexual Suicide. Unfortunately, he loses the thread of that book in this one. The family just didn't up and disintegrate. I was there, growing up during WWII. I lived in a strong family. I witness the disintegration, as he calls it. Only it wasn't just disintegration. It was deconstruction a la French philosopher Jacques Derrida's vision of culture as society as "text" to be interpreted willy-nilly by anyone, creating a relative world that feminists interpreted as "phalocentric" and set our to deconstruct.. But feminists and feminism were created by our industrial society, more or less as Christopher Lasch supposed (Haven in a Heartless World). It is not surprising that, as Gilder allows, there is a profound affinity between feminist and Playboy philosophy, but I suspect many feminists didn't realize this. Industrialists, men, with their utilitarian philosophy saw women's natural roles as a waste of resources, just as developers saw low-rise homes on our beach as a waste of valuable space. And one must remember, Jefferson got "All men are created equal" from John Locke's "the human mind at birth is a blank slate to be filled in by experience, an idea that was soon shown to be inane but nevertheless came to dominate the policies of industrial nations. As Margaret Mead stated, women will find contentment in their natural roles unless educated otherwise, so the industrialists educated them for a "career." Powerful men, knowing that women are attracted to men with wealth, status, and power, also in liberated woman, free range nookie. Post WWII, when the USSR issued plans to put women into the workforce and children in daycare, the media sounded a great hue and cry against Communism, yet a scant score of years later, this country passed the CRA with an amendment that included women, and the came the presidential order known as affirmative action calling not just for equal opportunity but equal representation. Feminists have been no more than dogs barking at the wheels of "progress" industrial style. Once created, the CRA and AA were fulfilled by men and the free market men created as a bi-product of their natural dominance-seeking behavior.

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Teri

The devastating effects of the sexual revolution and feminism on society, AND on men!

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2019

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Exceptional exposition, well ahead of its time! Looking now at most of the trends described it is more clear than ever the growing tragedy that is the destruction of the nuclear family FOR MEN, and all of society! Feminist elites will HATE this, and no one needs to read it more than they.

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B. Tupper

Satisfying

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2011

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I picked up this book immediately after turning away in disgust from Catharine MacKinnon's "Toward a Feminist Theory of the State" (see my review of that book), and I was delighted with the difference. MacKinnon attempts to restate Marxist theory in Feminist terms, but her work turns out to be a pathetically naive and tendentious assault on men in general. She sees every contribution by men to civilization as an attack on women. Like Marx, she sees no value in women other than as they produce monetary earnings, and she construes men as evil to the extent they do not cede economic and political power to women. Gilder, on the other hand, presents women as the enduring strength and viability of society, largely through their function of civilizing their men and diverting men's energies to socially productive ends. In Gilder's view, men become positive contributors to society to the extent that they take responsibility for the welfare of women and children they commit themselves to. By depending on a man for leadership, the woman creates a man deserving of leadership. The nuclear family becomes both the cause and the result of a well-structured and humane society.

Gilder's language is delightful, both in its serious and whimsical moments. Sometimes one feels he overstates his case, but on further reading down the page or through the chapter he justifies his reach with sound data and logic. He writes not just opinions, but relies on a depth of research far beyond what one normally expects in such a work. In all, I regret that I am only allowed to credit this book with five stars. It deserves more.

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William J. Getty

Was a good read in the 80's

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020

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An interesting look back on what some were thinking in the 80's or before but the quotes and research quoted are remarkably obsolete today. It does show how much the thinking has changed over the decades. The title says it was edited and updated but if so it wasn't enough. Still if you read through there are gems scatted among the obsolete studies and questionable conclusions. I don't regret reading it at all.

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Dr Jim

Five really BIG stars.

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2021

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All the top anthropology, sociology & facts in general in support of man-woman nuclear families & faith, as the core & key of Western Civilization.
The prose is often poetic, arresting & inspiring.

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Mary Alice White

Good read and interesting viewpoints to highlight the differences between ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016

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Good read and interesting viewpoints to highlight the differences between men and women with a Christian perspective. I kept on thinking, "And a man wrote this?" as his words really praise the characteristics of women that are encouragers to the less sometimes organized side of men. Have not finished yet but am enjoying thoroughly and came highly recommended by Barbara Rainey.

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Hardrock Lawyer

Ridiculous, pretentious, and just weird

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019

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This screed was a waste of time and money - it begins with false presumptuousness and wanders off into its hormonal-agenda guilt "justifications". Phony, foolish, useless whining - nothing here helpful to understanding human personal relationships.

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Gerard Casey

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2017

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Hard to believe that this book is 30 years old. Still completely relevant.

R Irwin

This is one of the most important books on our current civilization that I have ever read.

Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2018

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THis book was thoroughly researched and unlike so many factual books, this was an incredibly easy read. I learned so much information re: our society and the crisis point that we are at now as well as solutions.

Barbara W

Explains why it is much harder to find Mr Right

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2012

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I ordered this book to find out what the author had to say about the subject and I was very impressed with it. It was not only very informative but also very helpful because of the information and arguments that Mr Gilder puts forward on the importance of marriage. I have been reading for several years on the internet about the damage that the feminist movement has done to relationships between men and women and this book has deepened my knowledge that much more. I highly recommend this book for any women who wonders why she can't find a suitable man that she wants to marry and have her children with.

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