This question reminds me of the excellent book STIFFED: The Betrayal of the American Man by Susan Faludi. It's about work, what it is to be a man, how these thi

This question reminds me of the excellent book STIFFED: The Betrayal of the American Man by Susan Faludi. It's about work, what it is to be a man, how these things are changing and have changed, say in the 2nd half of 20th C. One of the most enlightening books I've read. e.g. How many men in middle management (since 1960s or so, I guess) don't know what they are doing themselves, let alone can explain it to their kids. Boys not having a male role model, if they have no idea what their father does. etc