Of Boys and Men has the tagline, “Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What To Do About It”. The book addresses the first two points with extensive US-heavy research (where the British author Richard Reeves now lives), but is light on solutions on how to address it.
Both America and the UK have been hit hard by globalisation, but whereas the UK transitioned into a services-based economy in the late 90s, this hit the USA harder in the social-media age with the hollowing out of the Rust Belt. That loss of manufacturing jobs, and the male career prospects and prestige that entailed, explains a lot of the male malaise that Richard covers.
Definitely an interesting, well-researched and broad discussion of a hugely concerning modern phenomena, but I did find myself sceptical of many aspects of his analysis. 4/5.