And we hear from women Rosin interviewed, talking about what it's like to be the breadwinners in their families. We meet the people of Auburn, Ark., a miraculously prosperous city in a state hit hard by the recession, and find out that they've survived in part because women dominate local businesses and politics. This sea change in the American economic landscape is certainly worthy of a book-length discussion, and Rosin does an admirable job introducing us to a few men and women whose lives have been completely reshaped by this demographic shift brought on by economic catastrophe. She begins with a much-discussed statistic: three-quarters of the 7.5 million jobs lost in our current recession were once held by men. Hanna Rosin's pop sociology work The End of Men, based on her cover story in The Atlantic magazine, is a frustrating blend of genuine insight and breezy, unconvincing anecdotalism. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The End of Men Subtitle And the Rise of Women Author Hanna Rosin
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