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

Richard V. Reeves

eBook - 2022

The Book that Sparked a National Conversation A Barack Obama 2024 Summer Reading SelectionAn Economist Best Book of 2022A New Yorker Best Book of 2022Boys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even worsened.In this widely praised book, Richard Reeves, father of three sons, a journalist, and now the president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood. He argues that our attitudes, our institutions, and our laws have failed to keep up. Conservative and progressive politicians, mir...ed in their own ideological warfare, fail to provide thoughtful solutions.Reeves looks at the structural challenges that face boys and men... more