1st Edition

The American Male A Penetrating Look at the Masculinity Crisis

By Myron Brenton Copyright 1967
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1967, The American Male explores broad social patterns and major societal trends as they affect men in America. The author argues that American men are burdened by an outdated code of masculinity that stifles their personalities and limits their ability to enjoy life at every significant level. This explosive theme is based on two years of research involving men from various... Read more

Acknowledgements 1. The Male in Crisis 2. The Masculinity Trap 3. Notes on the “Feminization” of Society 4. Back to the Good Old Days: The Patriarchal Myth 5. The Paradox of the Contemporary American Father 6. Potency and the Sexual Revolution 7. New Ways to Manliness Notes Index

Biography

Myron Brenton