The Man They Wanted Me to Be

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Based on his provocative and popular op-ed, this is both memoir and cultural analysis. Jared Yates Sexton alternates between an examination of his working class upbringing and historical, psychological, and sociological sources that examine the genesis of toxic masculinity and its consequences for society. Deeply personal and thoroughly researched, Sexton examines how we teach boys what's expected of men, and the long-term effects of that socialization - which include depression, shorter lives, misogyny, and suicide