“Where have all the good men gone” Summary/Response essay In today’s ever changing society, there are have been many noteworthy changes in cultural perceptions in recent years. Gay marriage is now protected by law, marijuana has been legalized in a handful of states and race relation among police has suffered. All of these have different effects on the general population, from the creation of an additional definition of marriage to a crackdown on police interaction with the public. It is safe to say, some changes have more of an effect on the general population than others and are viewed in different ways.
In the article Where have all the good men gone, Kay Hymowitz claims a culture of pre-adult men in America are no longer assuming their gender role and are instead becoming “pre-adults”, causing great harm to generally accepted milestones such as marriage and child rearing. According to Hymowitz, the average …show more content…
The main issue with this is women do not find these men appealing and do not wish to spend their lives with them. Already this is assuming that all young women want to get married and that all men are stuck in pre-adulthood, those who are not are married. Hymowitz essentially boils down all single men into the category of pre-adult. To support this, she begins her article with an excerpt from comedian Julie Klausner’s book which describes her many encounters with men including, “Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons,” ( ), where she found they were immature and treated her and others poorly. Most of these men’s professions are questionable and are not a reliable representation of the majority of men in the United States. Nevertheless, Hymowitz uses this testimony as evidence for her claim that all men are like this and therefore women can’t find any good
In the article Where have all the good men gone, Kay Hymowitz claims a culture of pre-adult men in America are no longer assuming their gender role and are instead becoming “pre-adults”, causing great harm to generally accepted milestones such as marriage and child rearing. According to Hymowitz, the average …show more content…
The main issue with this is women do not find these men appealing and do not wish to spend their lives with them. Already this is assuming that all young women want to get married and that all men are stuck in pre-adulthood, those who are not are married. Hymowitz essentially boils down all single men into the category of pre-adult. To support this, she begins her article with an excerpt from comedian Julie Klausner’s book which describes her many encounters with men including, “Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons,” ( ), where she found they were immature and treated her and others poorly. Most of these men’s professions are questionable and are not a reliable representation of the majority of men in the United States. Nevertheless, Hymowitz uses this testimony as evidence for her claim that all men are like this and therefore women can’t find any good