The Male In Crisis
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on block top
A work of mid-twentieth-century social criticism, The Male in Crisis argues that modern industrial society has fundamentally undermined the traditional roles and psychological identity of men, leaving them adrift in a world that no longer demands or rewards their historically defined strengths. Austrian sociologist Karl Bednarik presents a penetrating analysis of how mechanization, bureaucratization, and the shifting landscape of work have stripped men of purpose, dignity, and a coherent sense of self. Written with urgent, scholarly conviction, the text draws on sociology, psychology, and cultural observation to illustrate the deep tensions between masculine identity and the demands of contemporary civilization. Bednarik's argument is both a diagnosis and a warning, chronicling the social and personal consequences of a masculinity in transition and challenging readers to reconsider the structures of modern life that have produced this crisis.
Author: Karl Bednarik
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Secker & Warburg
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on block top
A work of mid-twentieth-century social criticism, The Male in Crisis argues that modern industrial society has fundamentally undermined the traditional roles and psychological identity of men, leaving them adrift in a world that no longer demands or rewards their historically defined strengths. Austrian sociologist Karl Bednarik presents a penetrating analysis of how mechanization, bureaucratization, and the shifting landscape of work have stripped men of purpose, dignity, and a coherent sense of self. Written with urgent, scholarly conviction, the text draws on sociology, psychology, and cultural observation to illustrate the deep tensions between masculine identity and the demands of contemporary civilization. Bednarik's argument is both a diagnosis and a warning, chronicling the social and personal consequences of a masculinity in transition and challenging readers to reconsider the structures of modern life that have produced this crisis.