We live in an era in which many of the men occupying the highest
seats of power--from the movie producer's chair to the desk chair
of the Oval Office--think misogyny is perfectly permissible. The
same dynamics repeat themselves at every scale. And yet, while we
may criticise the vulgarity and violence of these men, much of our
society at best gives the behaviour a pass, or at worst, subscribes
to an ideology that actively permits it. And whether one approves
of or loathes the behaviour, in most cases it's still explained as
men being men, either with a "boys will be boys" wink, or a
disapproving description of Donald Trump's high testosterone levels
(from Frank Bruni in the New York Times) or a claim that Barack
Obama's were too low (from Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post).
In Are Men Animals?, anthropologist Matthew Gutmann argues that
biology alone is an insufficient explanation for bad behaviour--and
turns everything we thought we knew about masculinity,
testosterone, and the modern male on its head. The trick, he
reveals, is to figure out where the line between nature and nurture
really lies. To find out, Gutmann embarks on a global investigation
of machismo spanning from Mexico City to Shanghai, from close-knit
communities to sprawling college campuses, from rehab programmes in
Oakland to the frontlines of war in Iraq. Along the way, he
questions the extent to which we think men's bodies control their
destinies, and how that changes how we understand matters like
competition, conflict, and international combat. Ultimately,
Gutmann implores us to expand our ideas of what a modern man should
or could look like, for the benefit of our society as a whole.
Provocative and incredibly timely, this book will be the definitive
manifesto for a revamped understanding of modern masculinity, one
that every man--and woman--needs.
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