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Farrell has conducted role-playing workshops with thousands of men and women for more than 20 years. His ground-breaking research is the basis for the book, which most experts agree may be one of the most extraordinary, eye-opening books of our time.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Years ago, as a "male feminist," I was a contributing editor of a feminist newsletter. I wrote often about the oppressions of women. Then one day while in the throes of researching why women were paid (then) just 59 cents to men's dollar, I came across Warren Farrell's "Why Men Are the Way They Are." I could not put the book down. It was jarring. It turned upside down everything I'd learned about the sexes. Most jarring was that for the first time in my life I felt understood as a man. And I now truly understood women. I went from hating my own sex and trying to be women's savior, to caring deeply for both men and women. That's the power of understanding that this book creates. It's sad that ideological feminists still denounce and plot against it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book after "The Myth of Male Power" and I wish some publisher would pick it up and reprint it. Of all Farrell's books on men's issues, this remains the most sympathetic to both sexes without ever fudging the issue that is in the title.
The chapter on advertising and spending patterns that unravel just how interested men are in women, and how women are more interested in "Homes & Gardens" than men, is still one of the most compelling bits of social science I have ever read (I speak as an academic working in this field).
I give this book 5 stars for its sympathy to both sexes, but more recent work casts some doubt on Farrell's assumption that men prioritise women's looks in their partner selection, while women have multiple criteria. Aronson (The Social Animal) finds it has primary importance for both sexes, while John Molloy (Why Men Marry Some Women But Not Others) shows the variety of criteria men use to select wives is as broad as women's in selecting men. This challenges Farrell's view. The differences, however, may be one of the impacts of the feminism that Farrell helped to develop. His was written 15 years before and may have helped men appreciated women much more.
Please someone - reprint and promote this book. For me, it deserves a place on the 'Gender Studies' shelf next to The Feminine Mystique. Anyone who reads both these books would appreciate how men's/women's lives interlock and mirror each others.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Very worth one's while taking the time to study this (this review refers to the audio version).
It provides a startlingly new perspective on feminism (and masculinism, which is an oft-ignored subject) - some of the insights are shocking, some profound.
Not to be missed by anyone interested in their spiritual development, or in men's studies in general, feminism, postmodernism, etc.
Highly recommended.
It provides a startlingly new perspective on feminism (and masculinism, which is an oft-ignored subject) - some of the insights are shocking, some profound.
Not to be missed by anyone interested in their spiritual development, or in men's studies in general, feminism, postmodernism, etc.
Highly recommended.
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A good book, but a bit dated and probably too long
I really like Warren Farrell. He is a good man. He is clear-headed and wise and says important things. Read more
Published 12 months ago by W. DeFelice
Why Men are the Way they Are
Being a woman I wanted to understand my man more than just the Men are from Mars books and so purchased this book. Read more
Published on 18 April 2006 by Brenda Anderson
Will make your life more fulfilling, and longer lasting!
Warren Farrell has the unusal ability to see us as a Martian would. His fresh approach brings staggering insights, paradigm shifts and will change your life forever.
Published on 9 Jun 1999
Will make your life more fulfilling, and longer lasting!
Warren Farrell has the unusal ability to see us as a Martian would. His fresh approach brings staggering insights, paradigm shifts and will change your life forever.
Published on 9 Jun 1999
This book comes very close to answering to this question.
Here is a woman's book a man can understand.
Published on 24 April 1997
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