Men Without Work (book)
{{Short description|2016 book by Nicholas Eberstadt}}
{{For|the German silent film|Men Without Work}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Men Without Work: America's Invisible Crisis
| author = Nicholas Eberstadt
| language = English
| country = United States
| genre = Non-fiction
| published = 2016
| publisher = Templeton Press
| isbn = 978-1-59947-469-4
| oclc = 945948392
| image = Men Without Work book cover.jpg
| alt = Cover shows a graph showing some sort of employment rate on the left axis and date on the bottom axis. Also mentions author as author of "A nation of takers".
| caption = Cover
| website = {{URL|http://menwithoutwork.com/}}
}}
Men Without Work: America's Invisible Crisis is a 2016 book by the American political economist Nicholas Eberstadt discussing the phenomenon of American men in their prime leaving the workforce. Statistically, the labor force involvement for men twenty and older fell from 86% to 68% between 1948 and 2015. The book discusses the history, causes, and implications of the phenomenon, as well as possible solutions.{{cite news |last=Madrick |first=Jeff |authorlink=Jeff Madrick|url=http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/09/15/americas-lost-workers-eberstadt-men-without-work/ |title=America's Lost Workers |newspaper=The New York Review of Books |date=September 15, 2016 |accessdate=April 5, 2017}}
Reception
The book has been reviewed and discussed by several notable news sources, including The New York Review of Books, Time magazine,{{Cite news|last=Eberstadt|first=Nicholas|authorlink=Nicholas Eberstadt|url=https://time.com/4504004/men-without-work/|title=America's Unseen Social Crisis: Men Without Work|work=Time|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2017}} The Washington Post,{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/america-has-lost-its-characteristic-optimism/2016/09/16/2d41f4ea-7b71-11e6-ac8e-cf8e0dd91dc7_story.html|title=America has lost its characteristic optimism|last=Mallaby|first=Sebastian|date=September 16, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 5, 2017|issn=0190-8286}} the National Review,{{Cite news|last=Will|first=George|authorlink=George Will|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/440758/nicholas-eberstadt-men-without-work-american-males-who-choose-not-work|title=Why Are Millions of Men Choosing Not to Work?|newspaper=National Review|date=October 5, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2017}} Vox,{{Cite news|last=Yglesias|first=Matthew|authorlink=Matthew Yglesias|url=https://www.vox.com/new-money/2016/10/11/13176948/labor-force-participation|title=We still haven't recovered from the Great Recession|work=Vox|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2017}} and others.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/eb0c4aa4-80b5-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4 |title=Men not at work: Lawrence Summers on America's hidden unemployment |last=Summers |first=Lawrence |authorlink=Lawrence Summers |newspaper=Financial Times |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170311160320/https://www.ft.com/content/eb0c4aa4-80b5-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4 |date=September 23, 2016 |archive-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 5, 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.reflector.com/Opinion/2016/09/22/America-s-detached-men-pandemic.html|title=America's 'detached men' pandemic|work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|via=Daily Reflector|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2017}}
References
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Category:2016 non-fiction books
Category:American non-fiction books
Category:Books about labor history
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