6.8 /10 1 Votes
Language English Dewey Decimal 306.874/2 Originally published 2008 | 3.4/5 Goodreads ISBN 978-1-4000-6579-0 LC Class HQ1090 .P367 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject Man-woman relationships, Parent-child relationship, Gender studies Similar Cruel Hoax, A Long Way to Go for A Date, The War Against Boys: Ho, The Decline of Men, The Handbook of Gender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Save the Males: Why Men Matter. Why Women Should Care is a 2008 book by Kathleen Parker arguing that "as feminism has reached most of the goals of equality... women have become hostile toward men and maleness in what seems to be a spirit of retributive justice." Parker presents the view that "feminism has morphed from being pro-woman to anti-male", and advocates for a more reasonable "fourth wave" of feminism.
Contents
Topics covered in Save the Males include pornography, no-fault divorce, fatherhood, women in the military, sperm donation, child support, "hookup culture", and negative depictions of men in the media.
Review of save the males by kathleen parker
Reception
Publishers Weekly said in their review of Save the Males that "Although Parker's deliberate provocations make for lively reading, the majority of her claims are too fanciful and unsubstantiated to be genuinely thought provoking or even interesting." Dylan Hales, writing for the Charleston City Paper, expressed mixed feelings on the book, saying, "Parker's tone jumps wildly from cynicism to seriousness and back again. Her pithy one-liners and sharp-witted observations often make for laughs, but they take away from the serious discussion her book seeks to become a part of. At times, the book comes across like a string of op-ed columns... Parker’s instincts may be right and her prose can be delightful, but the scattershot tone of the book is a weakness." The New York Times's Liesl Schillinger called it "arresting, entertaining and serious". Christine Whelan praised "Kathleen Parker’s sharp and witty criticism of the American male-bashing culture".