Man enough : undefining my masculinity / Justin Baldoni.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 344 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780063055599
- 0063055597
- 9780063055605
- 0063055600
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 155.332 B178 | Available | 33111009805769 | ||||
Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 155.332 B178 | Available | 33111010507206 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITY
The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new book, beloved actor, director, and social activist Justin Baldoni reflects on his own struggles with masculinity. With insight and honesty, he explores a range of difficult, sometimes uncomfortable topics including strength and vulnerability, relationships and marriage, body image, sex and sexuality, racial justice, gender equality, and fatherhood.
Writing from experience, Justin invites us to move beyond the scripts we've learned since childhood and the roles we are expected to play. He challenges men to be brave enough to be vulnerable, to be strong enough to be sensitive, to be confident enough to listen. Encouraging men to dig deep within themselves, Justin helps us reimagine what it means to be man enough and in the process what it means to be human.
Introduction -- Brave enough : what it really means to be brave -- Big enough : the body issue : from head to toe and all parts in between -- Smart enough : why I don't have every answer and why that's a good thing -- Confident enough : confidence in a sea of insecurity -- Privileged enough : the reality of my racism and white, male privilege -- Successful enough : the career ladder and the power of service -- Sexy enough : intimacy, insecurity, and the paradox of porn -- Loved enough : the real work of relationships -- Dad enough : raising children when I'm still growing up -- Enough : waving the white flag.
"Actor (Jane the Virgin), director (Five Feet Apart), and well-known social activist (Wayfarer) Justin Baldoni is boldly taking on the issues of toxic masculinity. He tackles his own struggles and brings up previously unspoken taboos to help create a new understanding and system of accountability. It is not just about becoming better men, but becoming more human. Topics will include redefining masculinity, female empowerment, relationships, violence and abuse, sex and sexuality, infidelity, body image, work-life balance, and fatherhood. Justin arms readers with new tools and the ability to have both compassion and empathy for themselves and the men in their lives in this urgent, groundbreaking and provocative reimagining of what it means to be man enough"-- Provided by publisher.