Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-08-27
Books mentioned on Best Of: The Men — and Boys — Are Not Alright
Ezra Klein recommended Career and Family by Claudia Dale Goldin, and discussed Men by Richard G. BRIBIESCAS, Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves, Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves, and Prospecting for Mineralization in Steeply Dipping Beds Covered by Glacial Till, Talus, and Weathered Zones, by F. W. Lee, H. L. Scharon, and C. H. Sandberg by F. W. Lee and others. Richard Reeves recommended The Life of Dad by Anna Machin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Men
Men by Richard G.
Discussed“last year I interviewed Richard Reeves about his book of boys and men about what has happened to men in America why they've fallen so far behind and what we should think about it what we can do about it”
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Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves is an insightful sociological examination of the modern challenges, educational struggles, and structural disadvantages currently facing boys and men.
Discussed“last year I interviewed Richard Reeves about his book of boys and men about what has happened to men in America why they've fallen so far behind and what we should think about it what we can do about it”
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Daring Young Men
Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves is a sociology and parenting book that examines the structural challenges, employment struggles, and educational disparities facing modern boys and men.
Discussed“and this is a point you make in the book which I think is a little counterintuitive because there's a way of coding this conversation as an almost backlashing conversation”
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Prospecting for Mineralization in Steeply Dipping Beds Covered by Glacial Till, Talus, and Weathered Zones, by F. W. Lee, H. L. Scharon, and C. H. Sandberg
Discussed“and so you know when you think of some of the very culturally important documents here you know you think about CH sandberg's lean in or you think about Amry Slaughter Big Atlantic article from a couple years ago on whether or not women can have it all”
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Career and Family
Career and Family by Claudia Dale Goldin is an economics book examining women's century-long journey toward equity, labor markets, and the persistent wage gap.
Recommended“the second book I'd recommend which really gets at both the educational and labor market stuff but actually more from looking at women I think you learn about men is Claudia Golden's book uh career and family which as I said I think golden is just absolutely the best in the business when it comes to looking at gender and”
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The Life of Dad
The Life of Dad by Anna Machin is an insightful examination of modern fatherhood through the lens of evolutionary anthropology, exploring how and why men have evolved to care for their children.
Recommended“and the third book I got a huge amount out of was a book by Anna mein who's a anthropologist I think May evolutionary Anthropologist at the University of Oxford and her book maybe you'll know it actually as it's called the life of dad the making of a modern father as few years old now”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that's the argument of Richard Reeves new book of boys and men or maybe I shouldn't say it's the argument”
“that's the argument of Richard Reeves new book of boys and men or maybe I shouldn't say it's the argument”
“would I have written the book if I'd had three daughters or have written a different book as opposed to having three sons”
“would I have written the book if I'd had three daughters or have written a different book as opposed to having three sons”
“and Richard Reeves your book is of boys and men thank you very much”
“and Richard Reeves your book is of boys and men thank you very much”