Review: The Myth of Male Power
Reseña editorial - Kirkus ReviewsThe War Between the Sexes escalates considerably with this broadside attack in which men's-movement leader Farrell (Why Men Are the Way They Are, 1986, etc.) contends that the more subjugated sex is...the male. Farrell was on the board of directors of NOW in N.Y.C. until he realized that he'd ``been listening to women but not...to men.'' What he finally heard from men--and from his research into socioeconomic issues--is explosive. Through numerous short-take paragraphs, Farrell--armed with hundreds of thoroughly documented statistics and legal citings--argues that men are oppressed by several ``glass cellars,'' among them war (in which it's mainly men who die); suicide (``A husband whose wife dies is about ten times more likely to commit suicide than a wife whose husband dies''); and ``the death professions'' (``The Jobs Related Almanac...found that twenty-four of the twenty-five worst jobs were almost-all-male jobs''). He emphasizes that women live, on average, seven years longer than men, and that men's health issues, unlike women's, are basically ignored. He contends that women's net worth exceeds men's, and that economic power, if measured by spending rather than by earning, belongs primarily to women (``Both sexes buy more for women''). Farrell accuses government of becoming a ``substitute husband'' through welfare and through discriminating in favor of women in cases of murder, sexual harassment, and rape; castigates current laws regarding date rape and spousal rape; and claims that many accusations of rape are false. Finally, he predicts that the ``mythopoetic'' men's movement will become ``political and activist''--a prediction he seems to be trying to fulfill through this book. Farrell's claimed aim is to heal through rebalancing, not to wound. But as a veteran of confrontational TV (Oprah, Donahue, etc.) and other media, he must know that this work will cause far more dissension than dialogue--and that its very provocativeness may well make it the hottest men's book since Iron John. (Illustrations)
Review: The Myth of Male Power
Reseña de usuario - Paul Dubuc - GoodreadsI've grown up and worked in an environment where women have had a strong influence. Many years of working with, and for, women in an environment dominated by Affirmative Action and "diversity ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Myth of Male Power
Reseña de usuario - Christer - GoodreadsPerhaps one of the best books I've ever read. If you want to understand men - not superficially, but on a real and deep level - and their issues, this is THE book to read. The best part of Dr. Farrell ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Myth of Male Power
Reseña de usuario - Chris - GoodreadsWomen are not going to like this book. Our culture is based on the idea that women have historically (and currently) being taken advantage of by a male-dominated power structure and that abuse ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Myth of Male Power
Reseña de usuario - Phil - GoodreadsThis book takes a giant steaming dump on feminism in a gentle and soothing way. A+ Leer reseña completa
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Reseña de usuario - Andrew - GoodreadsExtremely interesting book, written by a man who was a former member of the NOW Board of Directors. His disillusionment with the feminist movement is clear because of how it attacked men rather than promoting women. Every man should read this book! See also The War Against Boys. Leer reseña completa
Review: The Myth of Male Power
Reseña de usuario - Cata - Goodreadsi tried to read this book because I was on a mission to find one MRA that wasn't a total misogynist. Little do they realize feminism fights for many "men's issues" but I digress. I barely got through ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Myth of Male Power
Reseña de usuario - Willsin Rowe - GoodreadsThis was my second attempt to read this book. It's fairly heavy going sometimes, but not too difficult overall. I felt this book raised some very interesting concepts, though in part it's an argument ... Leer reseña completa
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Reseña de usuario - Elizabeth - Goodreadsre paul w I have read other WF books and remember him well. Leer reseña completa
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Reseña de usuario - Kristina - GoodreadsThe feminist paradigm is a bit skewed. Leer reseña completa
