Dominus A Woman Looks at Men's Lives Author:Natalie Gittelson From Kirkus: Gittelson has interviewed men whose lives have been affected, even transformed, by the women's movement. She manages to steer clear of potential hazards by careful structuring, selectivity, and tact; she flags down the hollow statements and points out ironies and contradictions (and a few too many faces ""flus... more »hed with conviction""). Overall she uncovers few big surprises but she does cover the field. "Their new downgraded status deeply displeased most men" but, as one blue-collar worker put it, "There's a hell of a lot more tolerance for women's rights in most men than I once thought there was."
Self-doubt and disillusionment are commonplace -- the political hotbed is a difficult place for personal intimacies. There are househusbands who found "'that doing 'the right thing' ... often felt 'wrong' and men who were glad to get out of "the old balls game." Many withdrew from the sexual sweepstakes entirely or experimented with other men -- the supermarket "was perhaps the country's favorite metaphor for itself." There are Wonder Couples (who have switched positions without adjusting the imbalance), a man aiming to be "the first truly feminist male political candidate," and a few male ERA activists.