That's What He Said: What Men Say About Gender and Society

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Throughout the United States, conversations abound concerning boys, men, and masculinity in society. Whether we look to the recurring images of mass shootings, the rise of mens movements and online communities, or newspaper coverage of modern fatherhood, stories of what it means to be a man permeate social, cultural, political, religious, and scholarly debates throughout the nation. While these debates occur, pundits on the left call for more egalitarian forms of masculinity, develop programs for establishing greater familial and community involvement for men, and call for a future where the negative aspects of manhood are left behind.

At the same time, conservative commentators argue that manhood is under attack, that boys have been sissified, and that feminism has rendered contemporary women incapable of appreciating real men. As these patterns continue to play out across our streaming and podcast platforms, it is especially important to start examining what people who identify as men say about such issues. Thats What He Said uses large-scale survey data gathered from over 19,000 respondents between 2011 2019 to explore what matters to men, what men think is most important for families and relationships, and what men should do in response to medical, educational, political, and other contemporary social issues.

Thats What He Said provides readers with important insights into what men think are the most important socio-political issues and will also tease out how these thoughts vary along lines of race, class, sexuality, religion, and other social factors.

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J.E. Sumerau is associate professor and director of applied sociology at the University of Tampa. She is the author of eleven books and over 75 articles and chapters at the intersections of sexualities, gender, health, violence, and religion.
Pina Holway is associate professor of sociology at University of Tampa. She has published in Journal of Adolescent Health, Symbolic Interaction, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Social Currents, Society and Mental Health, and Journal of Family Issues among others.