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By Richard V. Reeves

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Lost.

Disaffected.

Adrift.

Checked out.

Dislocated.

Withdrawn.

What is happening with so many of our boys and men? Economists lament inexplicable drops in male labor force participation. Public health officials point to disproportionately male "deaths of despair" from suicide or overdose. Parents see their sons struggling and worry what it means for their future.

In Of Boys and Men, Richard Reeves provides a groundbreaking diagnosis of the contemporary male malaise. Many of the rapid economic, social, and cultural changes over recent decades pose new challenges to boys and men-especially those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Black boys and men face the most acute challenges of all.

Politicians on both left and right have failed to engage constructively with the problems of boys and men. Views on what it means to be a man in the twenty-first century have hardened along partisan lines. But as Reeves writes: "We can hold two thoughts in our head at once. We can be passionate about women's rights and compassionate toward vulnerable boys and men."

Drawing on years of deep research as well as his personal experience as a father of three sons, Reeves offers a compelling diagnosis of the problems of boys and men-and a bold set of solutions.

Inhalt

Preface: Worried Dad to Worried Wonk

Part I: The Male Malaise Girls Rule: Boys Are Behind in EducationWorking Man Blues: Men Are Losing Ground in the Labor MarketDislocated Dads: Fathers Have Lost Their Traditional Role in the Family Part II: Double Disadvantage Dwight's Glasses: Black Boys and Men Face Acute ChallengesClass Ceiling: Poor Boys and Men Are SufferingNon-Responders: Policies Aren't Helping Boys and Men Part III: Biology and Culture Making Men: Nature and Nurture Both Matter Part IV: Political Stalemate Progressive Blindness: The Political Left Is in DenialSeeing Red: The Political Right Wants to Turn Back the Clock Part V: What to Do Redshirt the Boys: Boys Need an Extra Year in the ClassroomMen Can HEAL: Getting Men into the Jobs of the FutureNew Dads: Fatherhood as an Independent Social Institution Epilogue

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