Indie Publishers Association of Taiwan

The author is a female sociologist. From childhood to adulthood, she has witnessed how men around her struggle to live up to society’s expectations of masculinity, while at the same time being labeled as privileged beneficiaries.
With keen observation and rigorous research, she reveals the anxiety, repression, and silent suffering that men experience throughout their lives.
Drawing on her own experiences, current events, and social case studies, the author examines the expectations placed on men within the family, school, workplace, intimate relationships, and marriage.
What price do men pay to meet these expectations? And what pain do those who fail to meet them have to endure?

Yashu Hsu

PhD in Sociology from National Tsing Hua University. She is currently a faculty member at the School of Sociology and Political Science at Anhui University and a research fellow at the Center for Social Governance Studies. Her main research interests include economic sociology, cultural sociology, and family and gender studies.