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  • Are Men Animals?

  • How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short
  • By: Matthew Gutmann
  • Narrated by: Aaron Abano
  • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
  • 3.3 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Are Men Animals?

By: Matthew Gutmann
Narrated by: Aaron Abano
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Publisher's summary

"Boys will be boys," the saying goes - but what does that actually mean? A leading anthropologist investigates

Why do men behave the way they do? Is it their male brains? Surging testosterone? From vulgar locker-room talk to mansplaining to sexual harassment, society is too quick to explain male behavior in terms of biology.

In Are Men Animals?, anthropologist Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory male behavior is in no way inevitable. Men behave the way they do because culture permits it, not because biology demands it. To prove this, he embarks on a global investigation of masculinity. Exploring everything from the gender-bending politics of American college campuses to the marriage markets of Shanghai and the women-only subway cars of Mexico City, Gutmann shows just how complicated masculinity can be. The result isn't just a new way to think about manhood. It's a guide to a better life, for all of us.

©2019 Matthew Gutmann (P)2019 Basic Books
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"Everything men (and women) do in our society is the product of both biology and culture. As ably explained by Matthew Gutmann in this lively and enlightening book, this means that male behavior is hardly immutable. It has more degrees of freedom than often assumed." (Frans de Waal, C. H. Candler Professor of Psychology at Emory University and author of Mama's Last Hug and What They Tell Us About Ourselves)

"Gutmann does more than deconstruct simplistic notions of masculinity - he offers us a better vision of what it means to be masculine. He knows we can do better, and create anew a reality where masculinity and humanity comingle instead of conflict. This book is wholly appropriate for this moment in time." (Agustín Fuentes, Edmund P. Joyce C.S.C. Professor of Anthropology at University of Notre Dame and author of The Creative Spark)

"Are men animals? Well yes, but so are we all. How much does that explain about male behavior? Not much, according to Gutmann, compared to the dominant role of social and cultural factors in male sexuality and aggression. This is a powerful and important work." (Sherry Ortner, distinguished professor of anthropology at UCLA)

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