Men at the Crossroads [antikvár]

Men in Difficult TimesAll the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts tieing seven ages. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,/IS YOU LIKE ITmagine the anxiety of an actor who walks out on stage and suddenly discovers that he cannot remember vital lines that belong to his role. Changing definitions of masculinity have brought many men a similar anxiety in their daily lives.Take Bill for example. Bill, a twenty-five-year-old computer analyst, has asked Sue for a date. After spending Saturday aftemoon washing and polishing his car, he arrives at Sue's apartment to pick her up. The ride to the restaurant is filled with enjoyable talk about similar interests. As he parks and they walk down the street to the restaurant, Bill suddenly realizes that he is walking on the inside of the sidewalk. Should he tactfully slide around to the street side? Will Sue interpret this as patronizing or chauvinistic? What should he do?As they approach the restavirant door, he steps ahead and gallantly holds the door open for her. Again, he wonders how this act will be