Book · 2000 · Masculinity
Stiffed
The Betrayal of Modern Man
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Stiffed by Susan Faludi is an exploration of the cultural, economic, and emotional crises facing American men amidst the decline of traditional manufacturing industries. The book examines the struggle for male identity in a post-manufacturing era and the perceived betrayal of the American man. On Modern Wisdom, Louis Theroux discussed the book, noting that he had read parts of the feminist author's late-1990s publication, which explores the fallout of the manufacturing decline on male identity. Similarly, on The Book Review, Pamela Paul cited Faludi's work as an early and insightful look into themes that continue to resonate within contemporary political and social shifts, underscoring its enduring relevance to discussions surrounding modern masculinity and societal transformation. Listeners and readers consistently return to Faludi's sociological observations to understand the historical roots of modern male anxiety and economic displacement in an evolving global landscape that has left many feeling adrift, frustrated, and searching for renewed purpose in a changing world where old paradigms no longer reliably guarantee stability or traditional markers of personal success and community standing.
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Louis Theroux there's a book I haven't read all of it but I've read in it by Susan Fudi a feminist writer published in th… 1
“there's a book I haven't read all of it but I've read in it by Susan Fudi a feminist writer published in the late '9s I think called stiff that talks about the decline of manufacturing and the struggle for male identity in a kind of postmanufacturing era”
Pamela Paul another book that I think was an early look at this uh that came out in 1999 was Susan fud's book stiff abo… 1
“another book that I think was an early look at this uh that came out in 1999 was Susan fud's book stiff about the Betrayal of the American man”
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“and you know I think she was also thinking back to uh the book I wrote on masculinity stiff which was when was that 1999”