...Extra Credit – “End of Men” Documentary * 2008, stock market collapsed (financial crisis)– 8.4 million jobs lost (80% belonged to men) * unemployment for men = traumatic * can use this situation to “transform masculinity” * masculinity has been constant (loyal, brave, etc) * defining theme – provider and protector of family (index of how well doing masculinity, “making a good living”, to fail in this is to fail in life * losing a job is losing everything that defines who they are * 3.5 million white-collar jobs disappeared in U.S. * high earning men in late 50s = most vulnerable group (at the top of their profession) * to be a man – you have power, control, privileged and have certain advantages * rise of female worker – reached in 2010, crossed 50% threshold becoming majority in work force * if men are not better than women, then who are they? * Many males are getting into more “female” careers – nurses, teachers of younger teachers, etc. * More men are realizing that the traditional ways that define men, just aren’t working anymore * Womens movement not only empowered women but also pushed men to redefine what it means to be a man * Reinvention is essential, but can white-collar men do the same? * Men know about skill-building, if men think that changing is good, then they;; invest effort in doing in * Not all men find reinvention easy (depends on age, temperament, etc.) * These men also had debt...
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