The Myth of Male Power,9780425181447

The Myth of Male Power

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780425181447
ISBN10: 0425181448
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
Publisher(s): Berkley Trade
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Summary

...lies understanding. This is what bestselling author Warren Farrell discovered when he took a stand against established views of the male role in society, and pursued o course of study to find out who men really are. Here are the eye-opening, heart-rending, and undeniably enlightening results...

Author Biography

Warren Farrell is the only man ever elected three times to the Board of the National Organization for Women, New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9(27)
PART I THE MYTH OF MALE POWER
Is Male Power Really a Myth? A First Glance
27(15)
Stage I to Stage II: How Successful Men Freed Women (But Forgot to Free Themselves)
42(25)
Are ``Power,'' ``Patriarchy,'' ``Dominance,'' and ``Sexism'' Actually Code Words for Male Disposability?
67(38)
PART II THE ``GLASS CELLARS'' OF THE DISPOSABLE SEX
The Death Professions: ``My Body, Not My Choice''
105(18)
War Hero or War Slave?: The Armed Prostitute
123(41)
The Suicide Sex: If Men Have the Power, Why Do They Commit Suicide More?
164(16)
Why Do Women Live Longer?
180(19)
The Insanity Track
199(15)
Violence against Whom?
214(15)
If We Cared As Much about Saving Males As Saving Whales, Then...
229(11)
PART III GOVERNMENT AS SUBSTITUTE HUSBAND
An Overview
237(3)
How the System Protects Women, Or...Two Different Laws We Live In
240(14)
Women Who Kill Too Much and the Courts That Free Them: The Twelve ``Female-Only'' Defenses
254(30)
The Politics of Sex
284(25)
The Politics of Rape
309(35)
From Husband Sam to Uncle Sam: Government as Substitute Husband
344(11)
PART IV WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Conclusion 355(18)
Notes 373(53)
Bibliography 426(3)
Index 429

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