{"entry":{"title":"Why Lower Class Men Are Falling Behind","date":"Fri, 03 Jan 2014 05:00:00 +0000","author":"Michael Jindra, Family Studies","description":"
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 less<\/a>, earning less<\/a>, and are increasingly disconnected from families and from society as a whole. The future prospects for many working-class men seem very dim.<\/p>","original_link":"http:\/\/family-studies.org\/why-working-class-men-are-falling-behind\/"}}