Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide

Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide

Infobox Book
name = Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide


author = Maureen Dowd
country = United States
language = English
subject = Gender Studies, Women
genre = Non-fiction
publisher = Putnam Publishing Group
release_date = November 8, 2005
media_type = Print Paperback
pages = 338
isbn = ISBN 0-399-15332-2

Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide is a book written by American Author and The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. It received a torrent of criticism and created controversy regarding classic problems facing women balancing careers and families.The book was not well received by critics unlike her previous book"".

Overview

In the book, Dowd puts forth her view of the current state of feminism, whether women pursuing a mate is worthy and the belief that smart women get left at home only to be left with only domestic duties. "Are Men Necessary?" deals with the cultural analysis and memoir of sexual politics along with modern gender relations. There are also her personal views about Hillary Clinton arguing that she destroyed feminism, betraying other women by sticking with her "dissembling, thong-seeking, wife-betraying husband," and becoming a feminist icon in the process.

Reviews

Maureen Dowd's publication received mixed reactions, the majority of them negative.

* Metacritic gave it a 31 out of 100. [http://www.metacritic.com/books/authors/dowdmaureen/aremennecessary]
* Entertainment Weekly said: "To observe Dowd at her coquettish, stiletto-wearing worst, crack her new book, Are Men Necessary?, a hodgepodge of recycled columns, Dorothy Parker quips, and peekaboo glimpses into the glam journalist's personal life." [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/book/0,6115,1125579_5|111497||0_0_,00.html]
* Salon said: "She's asking some very uncomfortable questions of her male and female readers, and presenting some startling answers, including the winked-at implication that, as the title suggests, men may not be necessary anymore. Dowd has clearly touched a nerve. And you only touch a nerve by telling a truth." - Rebecca Traister [http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2005/11/08/dowd/index.html]

* The Nation: "You're always so glass-half-full in public," my editor says at this point. "But in private you're as down as Dowd." Well, not quite that down. But yes, I thought we'd be further along by now." - Katha Pollitt [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051128/pollitt]

* BookReporter.com said: "In the end, Dowd's down-n-dirty gender manifesto is an inquisitive yet pointed ode to all things Dick and Jane." - Alexis Burling [http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/0399153322.asp]

* The Age said: "Saving much of her best until nearly last, Dowd goes for the jugular of America's hard-man political culture. Inside the beltway and below the belt." - Dr. Natasha Cica [http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/are-men-necessary/2006/02/20/1140283982260.html]

* Booklist's Brad Hooper said: "Dowd is hilarious, cutting, and provocative--in other words, perfectly willing to express her vision of the truth without an ounce of reservation." [http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=home]

* Wall Street Journal said: "And then we're off down the rabbit hole, twisting and turning from subject to subject as the author wonders why Americans prefer their news anchors tall, white and male, why men aren't that eager to marry argumentative feminists, and why herds of women now inject themselves with skin-plumping bovine collagen. These are all good questions. It's a pity that Ms. Dowd never stops scrabbling long enough to answer them." [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113106597281487998.html?mod=2_1167_1]

References

*NPR's Fresh Air interview: [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4994492]
*Bill Thompson's Eye on Books interview: [http://eyeonbooks.com/ibp.php?ISBN=0399153322]
*CNN: [http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/11/15/dowd.men.necessary/index.html "If Maureen Dowd was trying to cause controversy, she's done a good job."]
*New York Magazine: [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/features/14946/ "The Redhead and the Gray Lady" by Ariel Levy]
*Salon [http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/28/expiration_date/print.html?calendar=200608 "Scary screeds about Maureen Dowd, written by threatened men"]
*Slip Sliding Away: Maureen Dowd's Are Men Necessary? stirs up stagnant feminist movement by Felicia Feaster [http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A21441&comments=yes]
*Metacritic [http://www.metacritic.com/books/authors/dowdmaureen/aremennecessary "Are Men Necessary?" by Maureen Dowd]
*Entertainment Weekly [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/book/0,6115,1125579_5|111497||0_0_,00.html"Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide" Book review]
*Salon's [http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2005/11/08/dowd/index.html "Yes, Maureen Dowd is necessary" by Rebecca Traister]
*The Nation [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051128/pollitt "The World According to Dowd"]
*The Age [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/why-do-women-hate-maureen-dowd/2006/02/21/1140284065799.html "Why do women hate Maureen Dowd?" by Virginia Haussegger]
*BookReporter.com: [http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/0399153322.asp]
*The Age [http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/are-men-necessary/2006/02/20/1140283982260.html "Maureen Dowd looks at power and gender from some unusual angles."]
*Wall Street Journal [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113106597281487998.html?mod=2_1167_1 article]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dating — This article is about the form of courtship. For other uses, see Dating (disambiguation). Double Date redirects here. For the episode of How I Met Your Mother , see Double Date (How I Met Your Mother). For the episode of The Office , see Double… …   Wikipedia

  • Maureen Dowd — Dowd at a Democratic Debate in Philadelphia, April 16, 2008 Born Maureen Bridgid Dowd January 14, 1952 (1952 01 14) (age 59) Washington, D.C …   Wikipedia

  • 2005 in books — Books and publishing in 2005.Books published in 2005* 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (and Al Franken is #37), Bernard Goldberg, current events, ISBN 978 0 06 076128 8 * 100 Minute Bible, Michael Hinton, religion, ISBN 978 09551324 0 7 * …   Wikipedia

  • Christine Whelan — Christine B. Whelan Born July 5, 1977(1977 07 05) New York City Residence Pittsburgh, PA …   Wikipedia

  • Pulp noir — is a term used to describe media that constitute a sub genre of things influenced by various noir genres, as well as (as implied by its name) pulp fiction genres, particularly the hard boiled genre which help give rise to film noir. Pulp noir is… …   Wikipedia

  • List of feminist literature — This is a list of important contributions to the literature of feminism, listed by year of first publication.15th century* The Book of the City of Ladies , Christine de Pisan (ca. 1405) * The Treasure of the City of Ladies , Christine de Pisan… …   Wikipedia

  • Jill Abramson — Infobox journalist name = Jill Abramson |birthname = Jill Ellen Abramson birth date = Birth date and age|1954|3|19|mf=y birth place = New York City age = death date = death place = occupation = managing editor for news, The New York Times alias …   Wikipedia

  • India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

  • Bahá'í Faith and gender equality — One of the main teachings of the Bahá í Faith is gender equality; that men and women are equal. The equality of the sexes is seen by Bahá ís as a spiritual and moral standard that is essential for the unification of the planet and the unfoldment… …   Wikipedia

  • Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”