Conversation

Defining Masculinity

The following six texts comment directly or indirectly on definitions and images of masculinity in today’s society:

Sources

  1. Leonard McCombe, Marlboro Man (photo)
  2. Paul Theroux, Being a Man
  3. Gretel Ehrlich, About Men
  4. Rebecca Walker, Putting Down the Gun
  5. Mark Bauerlein and Sandra Stotsky, Why Johnny Won’t Read
  6. David Brooks, Mind over Muscle

After you have read, studied, and synthesized these pieces, enter the conversation by responding to one of the prompts on page 580.