Better Boys, Better Men, Andrew Reiner
Better Boys, Better Men, Andrew Reiner
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Better Boys, Better Men
The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency

Author: Andrew Reiner

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperOne

Published: 12/01/2020

Synopsis

A thought-provoking, deeply personal look at toxic masculinity, male mental health, and what it takes to raise emotionally resilient boys and men.In Better Boys, Better Men, cultural critic and New York Times contributor Andrew Reiner argues that boys and men today are working from an outdated model of masculinity—one that blocks the very courage, strength, and resiliency we claim to want from them most. The cost is real: rising male loneliness, depression, and disturbing upticks in violence.Neither nostalgic for old-school manhood nor quick to dismiss masculinity altogether, Reiner charts a third way. Drawing on interviews with boys and men of all ages, plus educators, counselors, therapists, and physicians nationwide, he offers an honest look at what's failing boys today—and the shifts already underway among those redefining strength and connection. The book closes with an intimate letter to his own son, grounding the research in hope for the next generation.An essential read for parents raising sons, partners of men, educators, and anyone rethinking modern masculinity and emotional health for boys and men.

About Andrew Reiner

Andrew Reiner is a professor at Towson University, where he offers the seminar “The Changing Face of Masculinity.” He has written on masculinity and men’s issues for the New York Times, Italy’s La Repubblica, and The Washington Post Magazine. His work has been featured on NPR and the Canadian Broadcasting Company, as well as in The Guardian, Men’s Health magazine, and Forbes. He speaks about masculinity regularly at schools and conferences around the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Teresa on April 18, 2021

Such an enlightening book. I am filled with an immense and intense amount of awareness for the things we say, model, and explain to our boys and the ways we shape them to be something so dangerously damaging. I am also suddenly acutely aware of my feminist narrative and the need to emphasize room an......more

Goodreads review by April on September 19, 2021

I am a huge advocate for deconstructing toxic masculinity, but this book’s tone was just too pretentious for me. I also didn’t feel great about the way he talked about the #metoo movement. There are definitely some good and important parts in this book, but overall it just wasn’t for me.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on March 28, 2021

I am so grateful for this book! I read Leonard Sax's "Boys Adrift" last year and was unsettled by his proclamations on gender and masculinity. It felt yucky, and while I couldn't quite put my finger on why, I walked away from the reading of that book feeling like people were buying into excusing tox......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 29, 2021

Not something I would typically read however, it is very insightful in why men are men. I highly recommend to anyone who has a male in their life.......more

Goodreads review by Skylar on October 18, 2023

Focused on the early conditioning of young boys and men that creates harmful social behaviors. I did not get anything out of this book that I was not already aware of. Could be useful to bring attention to non-men of the internal feelings and conflicts of many men. It’s alright.......more

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