Men's Work: How to Stop the Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart

In a world that thrives on aggression and physical force male violence has become an all-too-frequent response to the frustrations and anxieties that fill men's lives. As a result the lives of women and children have suffered dramatically as society has come to tolerate their victimization.Using the unique program at the Oakland Men's Project in California as a basis Paul Kivel one of its founding members shares an extraordinary approach to stopping male violence. The key is understanding and evading the cultural forces that box men in and often reward them for violent behavior. Through exercises thought-provoking questions and intense self-examination Men's Work helps men learn new rules and new roles in personal relationships and in the world at large.Men's Work gives back to men the power and responsibility they need to unlearn the lessons of control and aggression. Going beyond the mythology of the current men's movement this revolutionary work identifies and develops the social and political framework on which to place men's individual efforts to recover their humanity.

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Ballantine Books (March 1 1995)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9780345471857

ISBN-13: 978-0345471857

ASIN: 0345471857

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces