Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men
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The passage from adolescence to adulthood was once clear. Today, growing up has become more complex and confusing, as young men drift casually through college and beyond—hanging out, partying, playing with tech toys, watching sports. But beneath the appearance of a simple extended boyhood, a more treacherous social world has developed, far away from the traditional signposts and cultural signals that once helped boys navigate their way to manhood—a territory Michael Kimmel has identified as “Guyland.”
In mapping the troubling social world where men are now made, Kimmel offers a view into the minds and times of America’s sons, brothers, and boyfriends, and he works toward redefining what it means to be a man today—and tomorrow. Only by understanding this world and this life stage can we enable young men to chart their own paths, stay right to themselves, and emerge safely from Guyland as reliable and fully formed male adults.
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Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
A perfect reactionary stance from the flower-child (with baby bomber tendencies) generation. Many of us have known that men are no longer men s likewise, women no longer women. Genders role have gone some major evolution since the fifties and now we see younger people delaying the “nuclear family tree” till stages of later in life. AND GOOD FOR THEM! Society will not fall apart if younger people are delaying the serious commitment it takes to have the spouse and children. As long as their choices are sincere and place them in a place they want to be and arent hurting others…who cares. In fact it should be law that no one under the age of 21 (25?) should get married. And no one under the age of 30 should be granted a divorce (with extreme exceptions, of course). Divorce and children out of wedlock erodes societal values it seems. We don’t need more broken families! Save your money and don’t read this book. It does have some appealing original research but its conclusion and tone is jealousy and pious. What authors should be writing about is the whole scale ignorance and intentional dumbing down of our societal members. You know, the cheat that is the educational and political institutions, the Federal Set aside, etc.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I will admit I have not read the entire book as of yet; though being one who in some way was compelled to give it a shot as there is some (not much, but some) truth to the theme, upon reading enough, I was lead to the conclusion Kimmel is either using this book as some sort of political tool (notice, this book does not just contain research, it also has a “guide to manhood”) or he just simply is of the Bill OReily/Laura Schlessinger camp; self appointed moral rolemodels espousing their venom feuled by jealousy while having suspect personal private lives or past. The leader does plenty of concluding this generation of guys is a sad state of affairs, yet additional then offering a guide as to how to be on track to apt a model male citizen, he fails to identify the core of the problem, WHY this is apt more the norm with todays males. Being one that fits into this catagory, I was compelled to read. Has he even explored the possibility it might not be the young men themself, but the parents fault? When does one officially “grow up”? In my opinion, when they are really independant, and realize paying bills, reporting to work, balancing a checkbook takes work and effort, and thus, time for video games, cruising bars for mutual hookups and getting drunk seem to vanish. Perhaps the parents are putting them up in apartments, depositing money in the accounts or simply paying their way, leaving them in a situation where they will not experience having to stand on their own two feet, and achieve right independence, much like their grandparents did as immegrants. Or perhaps, why do the parents do this is a fairer thesis, the wealth generated by their generation of 2 parents effective households, and even more so now, todays economy and horrific job market has forced the parents to have no choice but to still support their offspring until they get a “real job”. (I am 27, my friends are all mid to upper 20s, all but 2 of them [out of a vast amount] do not have a job, or were offered one that pays more then 40,000 a year; which is considered poverty in any city in the United States by todays standards). Maybe when a generation is left to reflect the only way to getting a “dream, career” is by getting a doctorate degree (which can take till one is 30) perhaps they rightfully so will fall into the college lifestyle.
It is right 25 is the new 21, 40 is the new 25. The leader could have place a more daring spin on his research and maybe concluded his sample space was not only the problem, but maybe a reflection of a larger one; when one sees the divorce rate of 67% (thats just the people who really GET the divorce nonetheless) maybe they have reason to wait. He does not state many people do in fact grow up not because they want to, but because they have to, as maybe he should have interviewed guys age 40, who upon realizing if they do ever want to be a father and have a family tree of their own, they must give into the pressure of their female counterpart/age who realize its then or never. Or maybe he just flat out should have accept the fact that marrage simply is not for everyone. -A more appealing read would have been the hippie generation, who at last became the very thing they spoke out against, learning in order to be independent and self sufficient must wear the neck tie and keep a 9-5 work schedule.
Persons WW2 generation’ers, express joy! this book is for you the next time a whippersnapper cuts you off on the highway. Persons that want rational explinations and more then just wit, pass it on (I suggest “A problem that has no name” a classic about personal unease during the 1950s in regards to conformity and lifestyle)
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Reading this book I admit there are some valid points to the world of “Guyland”, but Micheal Kimmel presents his opinion in a condescending, patronising “holier than thou” mindset which basically insults all the young men I have known. This book was written by a man who wanted to appeal to a female audience to satisfy there supposed sense of superiority over the opposite gender- namely women bashing men becuae we don’t do what they want us to do all the time!
If Michael Kimmel doesn’t like being a man, then why doesn’t he get surgery to become a woman? That way he can bash men as much as he wants ( and snub the shortcomings and problems of HER OWN Gender!!!)
I can;t wait for a name to write “Girlland” to highlight all the problems with the young females, but that wouldn’t be politically right now would it?
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RTDM146S3QUM4 I was momentously disappointed with this book. Sociology has nothing to say about humanity as it ignores human scenery entirely. This leader does not admit that due to the destructive influence of the state, marriage is no longer a symbol of growing up but as a replacement for of one’s being a dupe.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5