Why Lower Class Men Are Falling Behind

In my work as an anthropologist, I’ve become convinced that American lifestyles are increasingly diverging between “hyper-achievers” trained early on to succeed, and those often labeled “slackers” whose lives revolve around entertainments of various sorts. You won’t be surprised to learn that a disproportionate percentage of “slackers” are men. Males, particularly in the working class, areworking lessearning less, and are increasingly disconnected from families and from society as a whole. The future prospects for many working-class men seem very dim.

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