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The New Masculinity

A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood

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From AskMen senior editor and non-binary writer Alex Manley comes The New Masculinity: A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood, a guide for escaping the shackles of toxic masculinity, unlearning what it means to be a man, and pushing back against the various ways masculinity teaches people to hurt rather than help, and to harm rather than heal. Manley charts a course for a wholly new future of the self that's neither particularly manly nor particularly masculine, but responsive, invested, and caring.

Having written and edited for a men's website for seven and a half years, Manley has seen up close how angry, scared, and lonely men are, and how entrenched in a culture war they feel. This book is a guide for unlearning the habits that perpetuate that harm. There are an infinite number of ways to be a person, but to access them fully, men first need to unlearn the restrictions of modern gender roles and the ways society has taught them to shave parts of themselves off until their masculinity comes before their humanity.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 27, 2023
      AskMen senior editor Manley (translator, Made Up) offers a thoughtful guide to becoming a more ethical, caring, and considerate man. Contending that #MeToo, mass shootings, a rising education gender gap, and other factors have pushed traditional masculinity to “a crisis point,” Manley, who is nonbinary, blends academic research and personal anecdotes to call for a shift in masculine habits and attitudes that have been detrimental to men and women. These include limiting oneself to “art created by men, about men, for men,” which leaves one struggling to recognize women’s humanity and valuable perspectives; believing men should dominate in sex, which limits one’s pleasure as well as their partner’s; treating male friendships as “a surface-level thing” rather than being willing to forge deeper bonds by expressing vulnerability; and the conviction that “winning is paramount, losing is anathema and fighting is the way to bridge the difference.” Throughout, Manley’s autobiographical asides—about their first sexual experiences, being bullied in grade school, the predatory approach their male creative writing professors took to the program’s female students, coming out as nonbinary—buttress insights from David Graeber, Hanna Rosin, Sarah Schulman, and others. Earnest yet provocative, this wake-up call has much to offer.

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  • Lexile® Measure:1260
  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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