Men's Lives

Author: Peter Matthiessen
List Price: $17.00
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ISBN: 039475560X
Publisher: Vintage (12 January, 1988)
Sales Rank: 153,957
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5

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Rating: 3 out of 5
Mens' Lives
Is basically a "diary-like" description of the fishing life on the southeast coast of Long Island from old times through today. Would be better and easier to follow if the book had maps and some diagrams (or photos) so that the reader gets a better idea of the techniques and equipment which are discussed at length in the book. Also, there really is no "story"....it is more like a disjointed personal journal, so its not as compelling reading as it might otherwise have been.

Rating: 5 out of 5
An excellent look into men and masculinities
An excellent dialogue about our culture's strict and rigid rules for masculinity. This book dispells some common misconceptions about the lack of sensitivity in men and provides feminist ideals that men can achieve. Kimmel and Messner's book gives a look not only into the lives of white heterosexual males, but males of all ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds with differing sexualities. This is a much needed critical review of men and their role in society. I highly reccomend this book to anyone and everyone. Everyone can benefit from a look into the psyche of the american man.

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