I wonder how much of this text needs a revisiting just on the basis of the results of some of the more recent studies on genetics in men and women... nonetheless, this book was eye-opening and balancing.

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

4.5 stars. I skipped the chapter on Playboy (didn't want to read it), but the rest was excellent. I say "excellent" because it was well-written and well-researched. Also, Ehrenreich's analysis of ...

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

I was required to read this, but it was quick, easy, and even entertaining at times. While I didn't love it or deem it "Very Good" because I would never have picked it up on my own, I love Barbara Ehrenreich's writing style. She's one of my favorite scholarly authors. Read full review

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

One of the most interesting things about reading works of social commentary written long ago (this book was published in 1983)from the vantage point of the 21st Century is that you can better judge ... Read full review

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

American men were bailing out of marriage BEFORE the feminists started trashing it. The significant thing about Playboy is not the pictures of women (they are there to remind readers that they are not gay) it's the message of how much STUFF single men can buy for themselves. Read full review

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

Written in the 80s and probably out of print, this book is an excellent cultural history chronicling not just American male psyches but also relationships. It's especially fascinating to read about ...

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

This book does something very important. It shows that, contrary to a myth held in different forms by both feminists and their enemies, second-wave feminism didn't march into the 1960s to break up a ... Read full review

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

It's on my supplementary reading list for my upcoming class. Pretty interesting book so far. Read full review

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

Ehrenreich's book explores various versions of what has loosely come to be called the "men's liberation movement" and the public discourse on men's role as breadwinners and supporters in the Western ... Read full review

Review: The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

What The Feminine Mystique was for women, this book is for men. The back cover critics explain my sentiments so well, I'll present them here: [The book] not only explodes some pervasive beliefs, it ... Read full review