Are Men Animals?: How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short Audiobook (Free)

‘Boys will end up being boys,’ the saying runs — but exactly what does that actually mean? A respected anthropologist investigates

Why do men behave the way they do? Could it be their man brains? Surging testosterone? From vulgar locker-room speak to mansplaining to intimate harassment, society can be too quick to explain male behavior with regards to biology.

In Are Men Pets?, anthropologist Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory man behavior is by no means inevitable. Males behave just how they do because lifestyle permits it, not really because biology needs it. To show this, he embarks on a global investigation of masculinity. Exploring from the gender-bending politics of American college campuses to the marriage marketplaces of Shanghai as well as the women-only subway vehicles of Mexico Town, Gutmann shows just how challenging masculinity could be. The result isn’t only a new method to think about manhood. It’s helpful information to an improved life, for all those.