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Future of Men: Masculinity in the TwentyFirst Century by Jack Myers is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late February after a short span of reading, well, womencentric books.


This qualitative recounting sociological tome is absolutely terrific, wellgathered, and brings attention to what the media has been subtly hinting at for the pastyears: the rise of a strong, capable female class and the struggle of men to find a correct kind of masculinity among being portrayed in movies, TV, or online as either chavenistic, overly pursuant of their own needs and desires, not too bright, perverse, liars, or unnurturing.
Myers' research and social critique both stings mightily and paves a careful, hopeful path toward The Future of Men, "Once again, Jack Myers has his fingers on the pulse of the very latest, Myers has clearly done his homework, and the result is this superb book, " Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker of The Roosevelts and The Civil War
After being told all their lives to "be a man" and "man up," men are now rejecting the macho stereotype and instead developing empathy, getting in touch with their emotions, and becoming more sensitive in their relationships.
Women are gaining ground in business, culture, education, relationships, and politics as traditional male and female roles disappear,
The Future of Men: Masculinity in the TwentyFirst Century prepares men and women for this shift in gender norms.
As the definition of a "real man" evolves, understanding the future of men in business, politics, sports, education, relationships, and parenting will be essential for men to maintain psychological wellbeing, strengthen their selfesteem and sexual selfconfidence, and rewire their emotional lives.
The Future of Men provides tools to help men, and especially younger men,

recognize and embrace new behaviors that are required for health and happiness at work, at home, and in their relationships.
This book has not held up well, I preordered a copy through Inkshares, I hate giving poor reviews but I was very disappointed, I thought it was very bias overall, I question the authenticity any book that uses statistics from HuffPo and CNN, I felt it was just another book that propagates the 'girls rule, boys drool' mentality, Sadly, I've worked indifferent career fields over the pastyears and I've always found that the majority of women in the workplace to be malicious, lazy, caddy drama queens.
If this is the future of women in the workplace then I fear for our society, I thought this book was really good, I found it to be engaging and well written, To me, this book is well worth the read as it explains the continued evolution of our society from male to female dominated and that it's a good thing.



won as a GoodReads giveaway This book cleverly and humorously explains what many sociologists have realized for a while.
Men are in a permanent decline, Economically and socially. They are in effect the inferior sex,

When women and men compete on a level playing field, Women almost always do better, All the evidence is there in this book and others such as sitelinkThe End of Men: And the Rise of Women

But this book goes beyond that conclusion and bravely puts forward the solution for men although whiny privileged men will probably cry to hear this.


The future of men is at home, As househusbands, raising children, and as caregivers, If men do go into the business sector it will more likely be as PA's not as CEO's,

The task now, and it's explored in the book, is to begin conditioning society to prepare for this reversal and teach boys to accept a more humble future compared to their sisters, whose opportunities will be limitless.
Men need to understand that playing a supportive role to a bread winner career woman is a more natural role for a man.
Again, the book explores this somewhat,

I've given this book five and it doesn't just irrefutably prove that in the future men will be inferior to women, it also offers practical advice to men to essentially learn humility and their place in a femaleled society.
Props to Jack Myers for being so brave in exposing the harsh realities that men will have to face and women can enjoy.


The future is female x This book is quite INFORMATIVE and revealed What Kind of Changes are in store for the men in the 'Future Workforce' and IT'S NOT 'GOOD'! Since, and the "MindSet" of the majority of America's Industries began turning to the "Cheaper Goods made everywhere BUT HERE in the U.
S. A. especially products 'MadeinChina', a large percentage of 'Males' won't be needed, anymore hereathome, in the manufacturing fields, shipping/receiving, production, etc.

And soon, our country will be shifting away from being "Male Dominated" to being "Female Dominated", in the terms of the WORKFORCE "Having Jobs", women will soon outnumber men.

And it's really sad for the men, myself included, because this has happened because of ALL THOSE GREEDY 'STOCKHOLDERS' who 'demand' all those companies SHOW a PROFIT, EACH QUARTER, forcing those same companies to buy 'cheaper goods' from other countries, which only makes things 'worse' for our own workers.
A social critique on how our society is changing from male dominance to a more gender neutral society, I was concerned this book would be a cry for help from an archaic standpoint but in reality it was a rather objective look on the current situation on genders and the roles given in science, industry, politics, and the home.
Myers provides a staggering amount of references to make a case that men have to adapt to a future in which we are more involved at home and provide a/partnership with the female gender.
The book was thought provoking and further asserted my own ideologies of gender equality and feminism, Must read for all men and women, I loved the chapters on men, I had mixed feelings about the chapters dealing with women,

My initial review didn't save properly, so doing this a bit from memory, I liked a lot that someone has taken the effort to write about this, I do think he's right that this is confusing times, I think my removal of a star is just that there are so many things that he could have expanded on staying with men and not tried to talk as much about women.


The way in which he dissects and goes through the various popular shows and their depictions of women over the years is pretty good.
The generational work is also great, I also think that some of what he does when considering the idea of this transition period and the awkwardness of it all is pretty good.


He also talks about some of the parenting practices, both as relates to gender roles at current as well as what it means to be a parent these days, the considerations, etc.


When he goes into the women's section, he brings up many excellent points about what it means to be a woman in modern times.
I think my issue is that as a guy, he can only go so far in being able to assert an opinion.
You can see he's sensitive to this whole thing and in fact, so much is unfolding, Still, I think there was a way for him to write this book without even going to women,

I give him credit though, I think it's a hard topic given how judgmental and sensitive the world is right now,
The premise of The Future of Men is that women are gaining power in business, politics, LIFE, so men need to adjust accordingly.
Myers argues that women are better educated, more collaborative, and more socially intelligent than men generally speaking, their skill sets are better suited for postindustrial society, and so they are moving on up in the ranks.
He argues that men must change their ways, maybe even become more like women, so that they can thrive in a world where women dominate.
And he suggests men do several things to adapt to this new paradigm, They can learn to multitask, get organized, admit mistakes and tell the truth, learn to ask for help, pay attention to details, show concern for other people, use more words to communicate, and think about the feelings of others.


I suppose I agree with Myers, in theory, Yes, I can see that women are educating themselves and working their way up in their careers, More women are in positions of power, Women may still not make as much money as men, but they have a presence in the work force like never before.
And that changes things.

Unfortunately, though, Myers makes some pretty crazy arguments about who men currently are, In his opinion, "most men today, no matter how enlightened they may believe they are, continue to exhibit and foster the same behavior as men have throughout the ages.
" What types of behaviors are those, you ask Oh, well, you know, just the usual, says Myers, Most men today enjoy sexist jokes, and they flirt with young, attractive women, They don't listen or respond to their female bosses, They cheat like, all the time. Oh, and they have a destructive and "EMBEDDED instinct to lie, contradict, and obfuscate the truth, " Emphasis mine. How can he possibly make a claim like that ALL men are liars and cheaters It's ludicrous, It's reductionistic and insulting, honestly, to the men who have actually made the effort to be caring, empathetic, and familycentered,

Ironically, I think my favorite part of this book was the part NOT written by Myers, At the very end, there is a section called "Stories from a Woman's Heart, " It's basically a small collection of essays written by various women sharing their perspectives on "the evolving man, " This section is short, but heartfelt, Yowza, Mary M. , you put it all out there, girl, Your essay is powerful. I especially appreciate Chapter, written by Carol, because that chapter FINALLY mentions a topic that I wish had been addressed in the rest of the book: supporting men's families in the workplace.
I firmly believe that nothing is going to change if men aren't allowed to, say, take paid paternity leave or take paid time off to care for a sick family member.
Shoot, women are barely granted that "luxury, " I see family support in the workplace as THE major hurdle to jump if we really want healthy men and healthy families.


At any rate, this book was a pretty major disappointment, I think Myers is on to something: men's place in American society IS changing, But, unfortunately, his explanation as to why and how really misses the mark,

ARC received through Amazon Vine, See more of my reviews at sitelinkwww, BugBugBooks. com. .