The story of men who are hurting-and hurting America by their
absence Man Out describes the millions of men on the sidelines of
life in the United States. Many of them have been pushed out of the
mainstream because of an economy and society where the odds are
stacked against them; others have chosen to be on the outskirts of
twenty-first-century America. These men are disconnected from work,
personal relationships, family and children, and civic and
community life. They may be angry at government, employers, women,
and ""the system"" in general-and millions of them have done time
in prison and have cast aside many social norms. Sadly, too many of
these men are unsure what it means to be a man in contemporary
society. Wives or partners reject them; children are estranged from
them; and family, friends, and neighbors are embarrassed by them.
Many have disappeared into a netherworld of drugs, alcohol, poor
health, loneliness, misogyny, economic insecurity, online gaming,
pornography, other off-the-grid corners of the internet, and a
fantasy world of starting their own business or even writing the
Great American novel. Most of the men described in this book are
poorly educated, with low incomes and often with very few prospects
for rewarding employment. They are also disproportionately found
among millennials, those over 50, and African American men.
Increasingly, however, these lost men are discovered even in tony
suburbs and throughout the nation. It is a myth that men on the
outer corners of society are only lower-middle-class white men
dislocated by technology and globalization. Unlike those who
primarily blame an unjust economy, government policies, or a
culture sanctioning ""laziness,"" Man Out explores the complex
interplay between economics and culture. It rejects the politically
charged dichotomy of seeing such men as either victims or culprits.
These men are hurting, and in turn they are hurting families and
hurting America. It is essential to address their problems. Man Out
draws on a wide range of data and existing research as well as
interviews with several hundred men, women, and a wide variety of
economists and other social scientists, social service providers
and physicians, and with employers, through a national online
survey and in-depth fieldwork in several communities.
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