For the Love of Men: From Toxic to a More Mindful Masculinity

Author: Liz Plank

Product Type: Paperback

Published: 02/02/2021

Biographical Note: LIZ PLANK is an award-winning journalist as well as an executive production and host of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media. She's been listed as one of Forbes's 30 Under 30, Mediaite's Most Influential in News Media and was ranked as one of the 50 most influential women by Marie Claire. She's built a loyal following on numerous social media platforms, but her proudest accomplishment by far remains being blocked by the 45th president of the United States. Table of Contents: Introduction PART I: THE LIES WE TELL ABOUT MEN The Problem that Had No Name 1. You're Not Born a Man 2. Manhood Is Never Fully Earned and Needs to Be Renewed Over and Over Again 3. Masculinity Is Under Attack 4. Men Are Slaves to Their Bodies and Their Nether Regions 5. Men Don't Need Intimacy 6. Male Shame: What Is It Like to Feel Like You Need to Prove Something You Never Quite Feel Like You Have? PART II: I LOVE MEN 7. The Great Suppression 8. Bromance 9. Waffles Are His Love Language 10. The Mancession 11. If Patriarchy Is So Great, Why Is It Making You Die? 12. The Making of Men 13. Compassion As the Antidote to Hate Conclusion: The Case for Mindful Masculinity Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Review Quotes: "A tender, intelligent meditation on why now, more than ever, men deserve more."--Teen Vogue "A near-forensically reported examination of modern masculinity and an urgent call to action."--Vogue "[A] timely, gimlet-eyed book about toxic masculinity. With sparkling wit and razor-sharp cultural criticism, Plank investigates toxic masculinity and the threat it poses not just to women, children, and society, but to the emotional wellbeing of men themselves."-- Esquire ("Best Fall Books of 2019") "A hopeful prescription."-- GQ "Plank's empathy and hope are palpable." -- Pop Sugar "[A] compassionate and skillful social analysis. Plank's thoughtful approach and ability to elicit emotional responses from men by engaging them about masculinity as a curious, compassionate outsider yield a well-rounded picture of what contemporary men are facing"-- Publishers Weekly " For the Love of Men offers a blueprint for men to examine themselves and how they think about gender."-- NPR Publisher Marketing: A nonfiction investigation into masculinity, For The Love of Men provides actionable steps for how to be a man in the modern world, while also exploring how being a man in the world has evolved. In 2019, traditional masculinity is both rewarded and sanctioned. Men grow up being told that boys don't cry and dolls are for girls (a newer phenomenon than you might realize--gendered toys came back in vogue as recently as the 80s). They learn they must hide their feelings and anxieties, that their masculinity must constantly be proven. They must be the breadwinners, they must be the romantic pursuers. This hasn't been good for the culture at large: 99% of school shooters are male; men in fraternities are 300% (!) more likely to commit rape; a woman serving in uniform has a higher likelihood of being assaulted by a fellow soldier than to be killed by enemy fire. In For the Love of Men, Liz offers a smart, insightful, and deeply-researched guide for what we're all going to do about toxic masculinity. For both women looking to guide the men in their lives and men who want to do better and just don't know how, For the Love of Men will lead the conversation on men's issues in a society where so much is changing, but gender roles have remained strangely stagnant. What are we going to do about men? Liz Plank has the answer. And it has the possibility to change the world for men and women alike. Contributor Bio:Plank, Liz LIZ PLANK is an award-winning journalist and the Executive Producer and Host of Vox Media's Consider It. She was also the executive producer of Vox.com's Shorty Award-winning series about the 2016 presidential election called 2016ish, in which she interviewed key figures like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Michael Moore, Tony Goldwyn, Joss Whedon, and Hope Solo. Liz was also named named Mediaite's 2016 Most Influential in News Media, has presented a Tedx Talk about modern masculinity called "How to be a man, a woman's guide," and was named one of Forebs' 30 Under 30 in Media.