Man They Wanted Me to Be (eBook)

Jared Yates Sexton (Autor)

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2019
Counterpoint (Verlag)
978-1-64009-182-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Based on the provocative and popular New York Times op-ed, this memoir alternates between the examination of a working-class upbringing and a cultural analysis of the historical, psychological, and sociological sources that make up the roots of toxic masculinity and its impact on society.As progressivism changes American society, and globalism shifts labor away from traditional manufacturing, the roles that have been prescribed to men since the Industrial Revolution have been rendered obsolete. Donald Trump's campaign successfully leveraged male resentment and entitlement, and now, with Trump as president and the rise of the #MeToo movement, it's clear that our current definitions of masculinity are outdated and even dangerous.Deeply personal and thoroughly researched, the author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore has turned his keen eye to our current crisis of masculinity using his upbringing in rural Indiana to examine the personal and societal dangers of the patriarchy. The Man They Wanted Me to Be examines how we teach boys what's expected of men in America, and the long-term effects of that socializationwhich include depression, shorter lives, misogyny, and suicide. Sexton turns his keen eye to the establishment of the racist patriarchal structure which has favored white men, and investigates the personal and societal dangers of such outdated definitions of manhood."e;By carefully and soberly examining his own story, Sexton deconstructs American life and gives many examples of how pervasive toxic masculinity is in our culture."e; Henry Rollins, Los Angeles Times"e;This book is critically important to our historical moment . . . Crackles with intensity and absolutely refuses to allow the reader to look away for even a moment from the blight that toxic masculinity in America has wrought."e; Nicholas Cannariato, NPR

Autor

JARED YATES SEXTON is the author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore. He is a contributing political writer at Salon, and his political writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, and elsewhere. Sexton is also the author of three collections of fiction and a crime novel, and is an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.5.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: 30458 • American Progressivism • An End To All Things • Angry White Men • based on new york times op-ed • Bring Me The Head of Yorkie Goodman • Crisis of Masculinity • critiques of performative masculinity • cultural analysis of toxic masculinity • Depression • donald trump and toxic masculinity • Gender Studies • Grayson Perry • Hillbilly Elegy • I Am The Oil Of The Engine Of The World • Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching • JD Vance • long terms effects of patriarchy on boys • Men’s Studies • #metoo • metoo • Michael Kimmel • michiko kakutani • misogyny • Mychal Denzel Smith • political journalist • Robin J. DiAngelo • rowdy yates • Suicide • THE DEATH OF TRUTH • The Descent of Man • The Hook and The Haymaker • The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage • the People Are Going to Rise Upon Your Shore • Toxic Masculinity • upbringing in a rural patriarchal home • WHITE FRAGILITY
• ISBN-10: 1-64009-182-3 / 1640091823
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64009-182-5 / 9781640091825