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The Myth of Male Power

Summary

The Myth of Male Power (1993) by Warren Farrell argues that what appears as male power is actually male disposability—men are drafted to die, work dangerous jobs, and sacrifice themselves for women and children—and that this is not recognized as oppression.

Core Contribution

Introduced the concept of male disposability; the foundational intellectual text of the men's rights movement.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • male disposability
  • masculinity
  • gender politics
  • men's rights

Historical Influences

Feminist theory

Intellectual Lineage

Warren Farrell

Allied Works

Why Men Are the Way They Are

Contemporaries & Peers

Men's issues literature

Minds Influenced

Men's rights movement manosphere discourse

Intellectual Posterity

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