Preface: Worried dad to worried wonk
The male malaise. Girls rule: boys are behind in education ; Working man blues: men are losing ground in the labor market ; Dislocated dads: fathers have lost their traditional role in the family
Double disadvantage. Dwight's glasses: Black boys and men face acute challenges ; Class ceiling: poor boys and men are suffering ; Non-responders: policies aren't helping boys and men
Biology and culture. Making men: nature and nurture both matter
Political stalemate. Progressive blindness: the political left is in denial ; Seeing red: the political right wants to turn back the clock
What to do. Redshirt the boys: boys need an extra year in the classroom ; Men can HEAL: getting men into the jobs of the future ; New dads: fatherhood as an independent social institution
