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PRAISE FOR THE MACHO PARADOX
"This profound and vitally important book
illuminates the roots of male violence against women and makes it
clear that men must get involved in stopping it…. Jackson
Katz is a true revolutionary and a national treasure."
—JEAN KILBOURNE, AUTHOR OF
CAN’T BUY MY LOVE: HOW ADVERTISING CHANGES THE WAY WE THINK
AND FEEL
"Men need to read this book. Not
only because it will make the world safer for women, but because
it will free men to be their true selves."
—EVE ENSLER, AUTHOR OF THE
VAGINA MONOLOGUES
"An honest, intellectually rigorous
and insightful work that challenges readers to truly engage in a
political discourse that can change lives, communities and nations."
—ROSALIND WISEMAN, AUTHOR OF
QUEEN BEES AND WANNABES
"Jackson Katz is an American hero!
With integrity and courage, he has taken his message—that
the epidemic of violence against women is a men’s issue—into
athletic teams, the military and frat houses across the country.
His book explains carefully and convincingly why—and how—men
can become part of the solution, and work with women to build a
world in which everyone is safer."
—MICHAEL KIMMEL, AUTHOR OF
MANHOOD IN AMERICA, SPOKESPERSON, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEN
AGAINST SEXISM (NOMAS)
"If only men would read Katz’s
book, it could serve as a potent form of male consciousness-raising."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"This book leaves no man behind
when it comes to taking violence against women personally….
After reading this book you can see how important it is to be a
standup guy and not a stand-by guy, no matter what race or culture
you come from."
—ALFRED L. MCMICHAEL, 14TH
SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS AND NOW SERVING AS THE SERGEANT
MAJOR OF NATO
"A candid look at the cultural factors
that lend themselves to tolerance of abuse and violence against
women."
—BOOKLIST
"These pages will empower both men
and women to end the scourge of male violence and abuse. Katz knows
how to cut to the core of the issues, demonstrating undeniably that
stopping the degradation of women should be every man’s priority."
—LUNDY BANCROFT, AUTHOR OF
WHY DOES HE DO THAT?: INSIDE THE MINDS OF ANGRY AND CONTROLLING
MEN
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Publishers
Weekly:
Katz is cofounder of the Mentors in Violence
Prevention Program (MVP), and his focus is on prevention—his
intended audience is not violent men who need help changing their
ways, but all men, who, he says, have a role to play in preventing
male violence against women. His basic assertion is that rape, battering,
sexual abuse and harassment are so widespread that they must be
viewed as a social problem rooted in our culture, not as the problem
of troubled individuals. He urges men to directly confront the misogynistic
attitudes and behavior of their peers. Some men may find Katz's
advice occasionally baffling: he is full of directions about what
not to do (such as paternalistic actions that deprive women of their
autonomy). He wants to bring men into the larger discussion of pornography
(which, he points out, has been dominated by women) and get them
to look at its impact on themselves. Katz also presents eye-opening
exercises and discussions from the MVP model that engender productive
discussion among participants—usually high school or college
students. If only men would read Katz's book, it could serve as
a potent form of male consciousness-raising. Copyright
© Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
All rights reserved.
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Booklist:
Katz, an antisexist male activist, repositions
violence against women as a broader cultural issue, not just a women's
issue. Arguing for a "far-reaching cultural revolution,"
Katz explores those aspects of American culture that promote violence
against women, focusing separate chapters on pornography, prostitution,
and other sex-related businesses as well as sexual violence in the
military, the music industry, and athletics. He catalogs the troubling
statistics regarding domestic violence, sexual harassment, and other
acts of violence and hostility by men against women, but he is most
powerful when detailing encounters with men and women speaking about
their personal experiences. Based on his work with gender violence,
the book also offers advice on how men can ally with women to curb
violence and change those aspects of the "boys will be boys"
attitude on male aggressiveness and masculinity that can lead to
violence and abuse. This is a candid look at the cultural factors
that lend themselves to tolerance of abuse and violence against
women. —Vanessa Bush. Copyright
© American Library Association. All rights reserved.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-0401-2 ISBN-10:
1-4022-0401-9
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