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Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (2008)

by Michael S. Kimmel(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0060831340 (ISBN13: 9780060831349)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

HarperTorch

review 1: Such an important book on such an important topic. It is an enthralling read full of anecdotes and case studies to support claims about the anxiety-ridden construction of masculinity and how it truly is a FEMINIST issue that affects everyone. I was so fortunate to see Michael Kimmel speak and have the opportunity to examine his work. I especially love his description of the "Cultures of Guyland"(The Cultures of Silence, Entitlement, and Protection) and was blown away by the relevence of this book. It was a text in one of my college courses and I consider it a MUST-READ--one that if I am ever blessed with children, will encourage them to read at an early age to help them understand how their identity (no matter their perceived or chosen gender) is impacted by the patriarcha... morel world in which we live and how we all must navigate through "Guyland".
review 2: Not really what I expected. I felt like the author was using data from the past to explain men-children in the present. As if every guy subscribes to frat-boy culture, and those who don't are beat up. I don't think this is necessary correct.In fact I know many decent guys who don't fit into that culture at all, and they are still stuck in the place between adolesence and adulthood. There were a few insights into these fellas, but for the most part the book focused on frat-culture. Not really what I was hoping for when I picked up the book. Oh well.After the first 3 or 4 chapters, I ended up just skimming the rest. less

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