Manhood in the making Book

Superb read. I was fascinated by the topic largely after reading Jared Diamonds "Guns, Germs, Steal" and also reading "Boys Adrift" by Leonard Sax in which gender, masculine construct, and cultural opportunity costs discussed introduced the idea of masculinity, male image, and expected roles. I realized the concept of masculinity is strained because of the multiple layers of experience I have: the cultural norms of South Asia, the role of Islam, being an immigrant in America, being an American, and then having friends who are feminists and men who don't subscribe to "masculine norms."

As any good book should do, Gilmore left me not with answered questions but with refined ones, and he provided a foundation to search out answers. The majority of cultural masculine norms and ideas and structures presented were useful; I was left uneasy with the people of Sambia and the pederasty involved in their rituals.