The Masculine Mystique

Do you want to know why men die seven years earlier than women, are more likely to die of hear disease, cancer, alcoholism, and ulcers, commit suicide at four times the rate of women, only have 20% change of gaining custody of their children after divorce, experience a dramatic drop in real wages, while those of women are increasing and are less likely to graduate from college than women? Then read Kimbrell’s book, "The Masculine Mystique." American men are in a crisis. We see the consequences all around us: the alarming increase in male unemployment and homelessness, punitive custody laws that deprive men of their children, and high-pressure competitive jobs that leave men vulnerable to stress-related diseases and substance abuse. Kimbrell brilliantly shows these are not the problems of "fringe" groups or misfits, but of every man living and working in our society. From the laws of enclosure to the steep decline in real wage, Kimbrell shows how men have been steadily undermined and a destructive masculine mystique created.