Men Seek Their Place in a New World
In his thought piece Men Seek Their Place in a New World,
Anand Giridharadas suggests that although there is plenty of media attention directed at the sexual indiscretions of powerful men like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Anthony Wiener, the larger problem of male maladjustment isn’t often discussed. Unprepared for the world in which they live, many men today are struggling to do well in college, find mates, and find good jobs.
- Working-class men are finding it hard to transition to a changing economy where there is a lot of competition
- Masculine traits of strength and authority are not as desirable in the working world today
- In developing countries, women are the leaders in progress, working, saving, and investing, and they are often considered more reliable and trustworthy than men
“What would it mean to seek out innovation in a totally different field — the cultivation of happier, wholer, better-adjusted men?” – Anand Giridharadas
Men have given up many of the advantages of being male without finding other ways to compete and thrive. As a result, the cultural conversation is filled with concerns about the modern man.
- Obsessed with video games, many American and European boys are emotionally stunted, extending their adolescence into adulthood
- In his book “Guyland,” Michael Kimmel describes these stunted men as going on to dead-end jobs and living like college students
- It turns out that many women are not actually attracted to the sensitive post-feminist man that they helped create
If the lack of funds for research and the rarity of college courses in men’s studies are any indication, most men are not actively seeking self-improvement, despite these problems.
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