Man Up: Surviving Modern Masculinity - Softcover

Jack Urwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785780697 ISBN 13: 9781785780691

Publisher: Icon Books Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

'Jack Urwin writes like he speaks: accessible, funny and interesting. His Vice article got people talking and now, almost two years on, he is right in thinking that the time for a big discussion about masculinity has arrived.' Telegraph

WHAT DOES MASCULINITY ADD UP TO IN THE 21ST CENTURY?

Jack Urwin traces modern ideas of masculinity from the inability of older generations to deal with the horrors of war, to the mob mentality of football terraces or Fight Club and the disturbing rise of mental health problems among men especially young men today.

While we struggle with the idea that there is a single version of masculinity worth aspiring to, depression and suicide among men have reached unprecedented levels. Man Up looks at the challenges and pressures on men today, and suggests ways to survive.

About this title

About the Author

Jack Urwin, 24, is a journalist and a frequent contributor to Vice magazine, among other publications, who writes on pop culture, mental health, and music. His piece for Vice on his father s death A Stiff Upper Lip is Killing British Men was instantly shared tens of thousands of times around the world, and was called fabulous by Irvine Welsh. This is Jack s first book. @JackMerlin

Edition details

• Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785780697
• ISBN 13: 9781785780691
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288