Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (review)

Reviewed by: Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men Patrick Dilley Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men Michael Kimmel New York: Harper Collins, 2008, 332 pages, $25.95 All day long, in every waking sphere of life—at work, in school, at the dinner table—guys feel like they have to be so polite, socially acceptable, respectful, and politically correct. In the fantasy world of Guyland . . . they can re-create what they feel they’ve lost in reality—entitlement, control, unchallenged rule, and the untrammeled right to be gross, offensive, and politically incorrect. (p. 160) Michael Kimmel’s latest book on masculinity, drawing from close to 400 interviews over the past four years as well as…