We become male automatically because of the Y chromosome and the little magic peanut, but if we are to become men we need the helpof other men--we need our fathers to model for us and then to anoint us, we need our buddies to share the coming-of-age rituals with us and to let us join the team of men, and we need myths of heroes to inspire us and to show us the way.


Man Enough: Fathers, Sons, and the Search for Masculinity (ed. Penguin, 1994) - ISBN: 9780399518836

Frank Pittman Quotes

We become male automatically because of the Y chromosome and the little magic peanut, but if we are to become men we need the helpof other men--we...

We become male automatically because of the Y chromosome and the little magic peanut, but if we are to become men we need the helpof other men--we...

We become male automatically because of the Y chromosome and the little magic peanut, but if we are to become men we need the helpof other men--we...

We become male automatically because of the Y chromosome and the little magic peanut, but if we are to become men we need the helpof other men--we...