Kay S. Hymowitz argues that too many men in their 20s are living in a new kind of extended adolescence (Image: Erin Patrice O'Brien for The Wall Street Journal).
Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo, a hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance. This "pre-adulthood" has much to recommend it, especially for the college-educated. But it's time to state what has become obvious to legions of frustrated young women: It doesn't bring out the best in men. Between his lack of responsibilities and an entertainment media devoted to his every pleasure, today's young man has no reason to grow up, says author Kay Hymowitz. She discusses her book, Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys.
"We are sick of hooking up with guys," writes the comedian Julie Klausner, author of a touchingly funny 2010 book, I Don't Care About Your Band: What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters and Other Guys I've Dated. What Ms. Klausner means by "guys" is males who are not boys or men but something in between. More>>
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