{"id":45203,"date":"2022-09-12T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=45203"},"modified":"2022-08-31T10:14:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T15:14:32","slug":"raising-men-reads-for-modern-masculinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/raising-men-reads-for-modern-masculinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising Men: Reads for Modern Masculinity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I recently spotted How to Be a Real Man<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Scott Stuart at our Fairmount branch and I really recommend you check it out. This super cute children’s book draws you in with verse and a gently progressive message about identity and value. First, it examines different “tough guys” from history — vikings and pirates, etc. — and how “tough” they were. Then it offers a real set of guidelines for good men: fight for what’s right, express your feelings, help others. It’s a good read for all ages and genders to feel a hopeful breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n

Here are some reads from the adult section that share a more enlightened view of masculine identity:<\/p>\n

Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Justin Baldoni<\/p>\n

In this urgent, groundbreaking and provocative reimagining of what it means to be man enough, <\/em>Justin arms readers with new tools and the ability to have both compassion and empathy for themselves and the men in their lives.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Pretty Boys: Legendary Icons Who Redefined Beauty (and how to glow up too)<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by David Yi<\/p>\n

In this inclusive, illustrated history and guide to skin care and beauty, journalist and founder of Very Good Light David\u00a0Yi<\/span>\u00a0teaches us that self-care, wellness, and feeling beautiful transcends time, boundaries, and binaries-and that\u00a0pretty<\/span>\u00a0boys<\/span> can change the world.<\/em><\/p>\n

Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Jordan Shapiro<\/p>\n

Shapiro presents an exploration of the psychology of fatherhood from an archetypal perspective as well as a cultural history that challenges familiar assumptions about the origins of so-called traditional parenting roles.<\/em><\/p>\n

Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Andrew Reiner<\/p>\n

How modern forms of masculinity are harming\u00a0men<\/span>-and what we can do about it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tough: My Journey to True Power<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Terry Crews<\/p>\n

Not only the gripping story of a man’s struggle against himself and how he finally got his mind right, but a bold indictment of the cultural norms and taboos that ask men to be outwardly tough while leaving them inwardly weak.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently spotted How to Be a Real Man by Scott Stuart at our Fairmount branch and I really recommend you check it out. This super cute children’s book draws you in with verse and a gently progressive message about identity and value. First, it examines different “tough guys” from[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,5,1,8],"tags":[330,6365,6364,1187,3460,676,3228],"class_list":["post-45203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-read-a-likes","category-reference","category-staff-picks","tag-history","tag-inclusive","tag-masculinity","tag-memoir","tag-men","tag-nonfiction","tag-psychology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-bL5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45203"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45238,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45203\/revisions\/45238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}