What’s the purpose of Men Becoming Better Men?

In Better Boys, Better Men, cultural critic and New York Times contributor Andrew Reiner argues that men today are working on an outdated model of masculinity, which prevents them in moments of distress and vulnerability from marshalling the courage, strength, and resiliency―the very characteristics we regularly champion in men―they need to thrive in a world vastly different from the ones their fathers and grandfathers grew up in. According to Reiner, this outdated model of manhood can have devastating effects on the entire culture and, especially boys and men, from falling behind in the classroom and rising male unemployment rates to increased levels of depression and disturbing upticks in violence on a mass scale. Reiner interviews boys and men of all ages, educators, counselors, therapists, and physicians throughout the United States to better understand what factors are preventing the country’s boys and men from developing the emotional resiliency they need. He also introduces readers to the boys and men at the vanguard of a new masculinity that empowers them to find and express the full range of their humanity. Urgent and necessary, Better Boys, Better Men will change the way we talk about boys and men in America today.

I’ve re-tooled and re-built the podcast and this is the introductory episode. Thanks to our loyal listeners and welcome to our new listeners. My mission is to connect 1000 men in Men Becoming Better Men and today I forge ahead with that mission!! Thanks for being here! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menbecomingbettermen/support

Most men I think are just at a loss of what to do or how to help - them men good enough to want to at least. So this episode is a man talking to men about what to do and how to be better. So for all the non-men in the audience if you need help calling your male-identifying friends in this episode is for you!

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