The future is looking increasingly female in the developed world. As the roles of both men and women in society change, more and more young boys and men feel their lives to be purposeless, leading many to look for escape in drugs, video games, and violence.
Should we be concerned with this problem? According to the author of this article, we all should be very concerned. This trend is not only an issue of national security but an economic as well. While he focuses on the situation in the US, this is a global problem.
The author of this article cites many types of research to demonstrate that boys are becoming increasingly unhealthy, useless, and dumper in the marketplace. He believes that the chief source of the problem is the lack of male parent's influence as more children are raised in single-parent families, and fewer fathers are engaged in their children's upbringing. This lack of involvement, as well as shifting roles of men and women in society in each sphere, are leaving young people with less direction and general indifference to the world around them.
The solution that he offers is better education in two ways: 1) young people should get prepared for the changing needs in the economy, and 2), both men and women should be made aware of the changes in attitude they need to make about their roles in and out of the home.
For instance, men ought to accept the greater role of fathers, and women need to accept that men can raise children and do not need solely to secure the income. If the household responsibilities and financial duties were equally shared, children would be better off, as well as the entire world. Lastly, he considers the role of the government in helping its citizens in the transition to this way to be crucial.
The future is looking
increasingly
female in the developed world. As the
roles
of both
men
and
women
in society
change
, more and more young boys and
men
feel their
lives
to be purposeless, leading
many
to look for escape in drugs, video games, and violence.
Should we
be concerned
with this problem? According to the author of this article, we all should be
very
concerned. This trend is not
only
an issue of national security
but
an economic
as well
. While he focuses on the situation in the US, this is a global problem.
The author of this article cites
many
types of research to demonstrate that boys are becoming
increasingly
unhealthy, useless, and dumper in the marketplace. He believes that the chief source of the problem is the lack of male parent's influence as more children
are raised
in single-parent families, and fewer fathers
are engaged
in their children's upbringing. This lack of involvement,
as well
as shifting
roles
of
men
and
women
in society in each sphere, are leaving young
people
with less direction and general indifference to the world around them.
The solution that he offers is better education in two ways: 1) young
people
should
get
prepared for the changing
needs
in the economy, and 2), both
men
and
women
should
be made
aware of the
changes
in attitude they
need
to
make
about their
roles
in and out of the home.
For instance
,
men
ought to accept the greater
role
of fathers, and
women
need
to accept that
men
can raise children and do not
need
solely
to secure the income. If the household responsibilities and financial duties were
equally
shared, children would be better off,
as well
as the entire world.
Lastly
, he considers the
role
of the
government
in helping its citizens in the transition to this way to be crucial.