Will to Change
bell hooks
About this book
bell hooks examines how patriarchy damages men — how it demands emotional shutdown, disconnects men from themselves and others, and fuels the violence that harms everyone. An unflinching analysis and a call for men to choose love.
Key themes
- Patriarchy as a system that harms men as well as women
- How men are socialized to shut down emotional intelligence
- The relationship between emotional shutdown and violence
- What it looks like when men choose love over domination
- Feminist theory as a liberation framework for all genders
About the author
bell hooks (1952–2021) was an American author, professor, feminist scholar, and social activist. She wrote more than thirty books and taught at Berea College. She is known for refusing to capitalize her name as a subversion of ego.
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