BOOK REVIEW:
“TALKIN’ TO YOU, BRO!”
James Baldwin, a leading voice of Black America in the 20th century, once observed: “The American idea of sexuality appears to be rooted in the American idea of masculinity.”
This truism raises complex questions at the dawn of a new millennium. For instance:
- What is the appropriate archetype to define masculinity in today’s increasingly diverse demographic construct?
- What characteristics most resemble the proverbial modern man according to today’s conventional wisdom?
These questions are posed and answered in a compelling new book by Elwood David Watson, PhD: “Talkin’ To You, Bro! Liberate Yourself from the Confusing, Ambiguous Messages of Contemporary Masculinity” (Lasting Impact Press).
Continue reading MODERN VIEWS OF MASCULINITY AND MANHOOD – by David B. Grinberg