Where Have The Good Men Gone Analysis

A lot of people have the mentality of “you are only as old as you feel;” for most young men, this statement is very true. American author, Kay S. Hymowitz wrote, “Where Have the Good Men Gone,” and she argues that most men in their 20s, are stuck in a “pre-adulthood” state. They are at the in-between stage of being an adolescent young boy to being a responsible, self-reliant adult man. The Hymowitz article is effective because she uses strong statistical evidence and examples. In her article, Hymowitz begins with a quote from comedian Julie Klausner’s 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, about how women are tired of hooking up with guys. Hymowitz then describes what Klausner means by “guy,” and how early 1990s movies and television shows influence them into becoming “pre-adults.” She also tells of another factor for the delay of …show more content…
Her first set of statistics is when she is discussing the reversal of the sexual hierarchy; she states, “Among Americans ages 25 to 34, 34 percent of women now have a bachelor degree by just 27 percent of men.” Another piece of statistical evidence she uses is a bar graph that shows the unemployment rates of men and women, across a specific time frame. In 2006 the unemployment rates of Americans age 20 or older was less than 5% of men and women. However, in 2011, 9% of men were without a job, while 7.5% of women were jobless. Hymowitz also discusses how most people 40 years ago pretty much expected to be married and have children in their mid-twenties. She writes, “In 1970, 16 percent of Americans ages 25 to 29 had never been married; today that’s true of an astonishing 55 percent of the age group.” By using strong statistical evidence to support her claim, Hymowitz strengthens her article and has made it more