Understanding Men's Passages: Discovering the New Map of Men's Lives
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345406907 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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She cites the statistics that claim more than 52 percent of men between the ages of 40 and 70 can expect some degree of impotence--which translates into at least 20 million men. Sheehy also defines male menopause as a period in which hormones, including testosterone--and therefore potency and sex drive--drop, and men suffer from irritability and mood swings. passage." In addition to covering male menopause and the latest treatments for impotence, Sheehy also includes chapters on how to handle empty-nest syndrome, job downsizing, and the strain on marriage that retirement brings about, but her main
I thought this book could be of some help to D. Reever I thought this book could be of some help to me, but I was mistaken. The author constantly uses two types of men for her examples. The first type are the Ivy League guys with their high six figure plus incomes. The second type are the artist, musicians, writers, college professors, etc.What about the vast majority of we guys who work for a living as bakers, construction workers, truck drivers ,etc. slaving away making a middle American income? Finally retiring with a meager pension that's being eaten up by inflation and rising health insurance costs?I gave the book two stars just be. "Review, Men's Passages by Gail Sheehy" according to sarah. Excellent insight into the male perspective. Based on myriads of facts and studies. Couldn't put it down.. Disappointing Since I'm already self-employed and thus not likely to be fired, and since my frustrations, questions and challenges have absolutely nothing to do with "virility," diminished feelings of "masculinity," sexual impotence or loss of "power," this book was a disappointment. I found myself identifying with none of the men interviewed, and can only conclude that the author went looking for subjects who were experiencing the sorts of questions and challenges that she wanted to write about and then, having found them, stopped her research there. I know I'm not unique, as my 50-ish friends,
Her stunning bestsellers Passages and New Passages brilliantly mapped the changes we live through from youth to maturity. Now Gail Sheehy guides contemporary men through the turbulent challenges and surprising pleasures that begin at forty. Decade by decade, Sheehy uncovers the real issues facing men today: finding new passion and purpose to invigorate the second half of their lives, dealing with "manopause," surviving job change, enjoying post-nesting zest, defeating depression, and learning what keeps a man young.Informative and inspiring, grounded in fact and full of fascinating life stories, Understanding Men's Passages is a landmark that will take its place beside Gail Sheehy's epoch-making Passages and New Passages.. But as Gail Sheehy reveals in this major new book, midlife is precisely the period when men are most likely to reinvent themselves and become masters of their fate. In Understanding Men's Passages, Sheehy offers all men--and the women in their lives--an essential guide to self-discovery.Hundreds of bold, imaginative men--celebrities as well as everyday heroes--share here their most intimate desires, deepest fears, and most fervent cravings for renewal. As a man crosses that threshold, he is bound to ask midlife's most troubling question: Now what? Work anxieties, concerns over sexual potency, marital and family stress,