Rate this book

The Demise Of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling And What We Can Do About It (2012)

by Philip G. Zimbardo(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Amazon

review 1: This book had a lot of potential, but I think it only skimmed the surface of the problems facing young males. Given Dr. Zimbardo's credentials, I was expecting more facts and less broad generalizations. The book hits on way too many topics. We've known for a long time that fatherless homes and poor role models create bad kids, no need to devote the first 1/3rd of the book to it. Instead lets see some hard data on newer activities like porn and video games. The book just states convincing hypothesis's or cites anecdotal evidence. It is still a read because the subject is newer and few books are out about it. At least it gets people to realize that yes, it is possible to get addicted to a video game or the internet. Sometimes, it's hard for older people to understand... more how a kid can have a "technology addiction".I have a lot of respect for Dr. Zimbardo, I hope he will research the subject further and come up with more convincing evidence of the cause of these problems, as well as solutions.
review 2: I was very disappointed with this book. It pretends to blame video games and porn equally for the demise of guys, but actually blames lack of father involvement in the lives of young men. This results in a false equality between the damage of porn (which is enormous) and the useful technology of video games.It also does not emphasize the best solution from the data presented which is to encourage and support marriage and fatherhood. There isn't even a clear definition of what a video game is. It's clear from their characterization of "video games" that the authors have never played them, yet one of them spent three days looking at porn for "research" purposes. It might have been helpful to become as intimately acquainted with the other supposed "cause" of the "demise". Much of the "evidence" throughout the book is anecdotal. There is much useful information but the whole thing felt slapped together. It seemed to me that the book was marketed to sell based on the fears of parents regarding porn and video games, and less to make a coherent and convincing argument about how to help guys. less

Download links for: The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It

Advertising