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The Will to Change
- Men, Masculinity, and Love
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Everyone needs to love and be loved - even men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving. In The Will to Change, bell hooks gets to the heart of the matter and shows men how to express the emotions that are a fundamental part of who they are - whatever their age, marital status, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
But toxic masculinity punishes those fundamental emotions, and it’s so deeply ingrained in our society that it’s hard for men to not comply - but hooks wants to help change that.
With trademark candor and fierce intelligence, hooks addresses the most common concerns of men, such as fear of intimacy and loss of their patriarchal place in society, in new and challenging ways. She believes men can find the way to spiritual unity by getting back in touch with the emotionally open part of themselves - and lay claim to the rich and rewarding inner lives that have historically been the exclusive province of women. A brave and astonishing work, The Will to Change is designed to help men reclaim the best part of themselves.
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- Mel
- 27-01-24
A Book That Should Be Read By Everyone
This book lays out the major problem standing in the way of thinking more freely and lovingly about ourselves: white supremecist capitalist patriarchy. It makes clear that masculinity is not synonymous with patriarchy. Following on from the liberation and right to voice and autonomy that feminism brought women, feminism needs to enter into a new stage: one in which we celebrate and explore masculinity in its wide-spanning variety of forms, and create safe, loving spaces, where men can feel, express and be, as well as heal from the ways in which patriarchy has taught them to silence, repress and compartmentalise their selves. This book has encouraged me to turn to live as a strategy, and to remember that women, men and people of all genders need eachother. Let's leave no one behind!
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- G. Garrett Groszko
- 15-01-23
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What an amazing book by Bell Hooks. I only wish I heard these words many years ago.
This books provides a history of male behaviour and past traumas. Then she tells us how we might look at things and change our behaviour in order to be better men, good men and more in tune with our emotions, selves and others around us.
Can not recommend this enough.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-22
just exquisite!
fantastic commentary on the intricacies of the emotional worlds of men and how all people can contribute to the emotional wellbeing of all people - love being, in itself, a revolutionary act!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-22
Great book
Well written by bell hooks. Think every women should read this book. Wish I read it sooner.
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- Reem
- 18-09-23
Amazing read!
One of the few books that address masculinity from a feminist perspective. Easy to read and relatable!
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- laura
- 21-12-21
Highly recommend
Beautifully written & well spoken.
This is something for everyone not just men as some of the recommendations suggest.
Illuminating and affirming the stuggles I see in society and my own life concerning the position of men, their masculinty and relation to women.
There is solution that seems so simple yet rarely practiced.
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- Mr. Simon Brewis
- 24-05-22
Excellent despite its limitations.
Core arguments excellent & still what we need to know (some fuzzy thinking in details).
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- Cree
- 16-03-20
Poetic, accessible, political
Bell can do little wrong in my eyes, this is an important text nearly 20 years on. I've been waiting for more of bells texts to go up, please put more of Bells work on audio!!
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- Andrew Fontenelle
- 22-04-22
The Will to Change
This is a complicated subject, and we are all too often aware of the worst effects our patriarchal society has on the lives of women, but the impact on men is never discussed. So, Bell Hooks looks at how this dominator society we are part of has adverse effects on the lives of men who, despite men welding power, are as much victims as are women.
This book would be one of my recommendations.
She focuses on, the lack of emotional underdevelopment, lack of self-expression, and inability to show vulnerability and much more.
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- ThaB
- 19-04-24
Eye-opening exploration of masculinity and love
Hooks offers insightful perspectives that challenge societal norms, encouraging men to embrace vulnerability and authenticity. She navigates through complex gender dynamics, inviting readers on a journey of self-discovery. As a parent of a son, I found many valuable insights in this book that I want to incorporate into my approach to raising him. Overall, it's a compelling read that encourages reflection and growth.
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