Review: Masculinity Lost Or Just Redefined
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
I think one of the opening statements says it best "They exert much effort just to become the man everyone expects them to be." As males we spend all of our time trying be something we believe we were designed to be. But is this just a futile exercise pulling us away from what it means to be a real man?I am not really even sure how I would have defined masculinity before reading this book. I have just done what I have always done as a male in today's society. I think as time has passed and people have an increased freedom of expression without fear of restitution it has greatly changed what the typical male image is. Real men no longer have to be big and muscular or emotionless. Kids get to see their dads cry now (not in my day though). You don't need to know how to fix everything or build a house.I found the book to be a really interesting look at masculinity and it is worth a read.