Man Up: The Decline and Fall of Manhood

By Noah Pranksky

Gender Relationships - Man Up - The Decline and
Fall of Manhood is a written indictment about
gender relationships, gender roles in relationships,
gender inequality, abusive relationships, and gender
discrimination. As never seen before, the gender
gap is widening between men and women. Whatever
happened to men? When did they become wussies?
Women were interviewed over the subject of young
men and what they revealed were some eye-popping
responses. This isn’t gender theories either; these
are hard, cold facts! Read all about it in Man UP -
The Decline and Fall of Manhood but get ready to be
stunned! Then read about everything that makes a man
tick from the ground up; how he employs his psyche,
how he views the world, how he views relationships,
romance and more. If you are a woman seeking a
relationship with a man then you need to read this
book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr. Leland Benton
• Release date: Jan 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311131126

Noah Pranksky

Meet the Author: Dr. Noah Pranksky is a research behavioral scientist for Applied Mind Sciences. His research involves many aspects of the human mind including relationships, energy psychology, and various protocols and modalities relating to treatment and cure of various mental maladies. He and his wife Marianne reside in Portland, Oregon.

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Man Up – The Decline & Fall of Manhood

By Dr. Noah Pranksky

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Table of Contents

Why men are in trouble

Where Have All the Good (Wo)Men Gone?

Regarding men: A man thinks in progressive steps...

A man's mind is linear, and this means he goes to Step A, and when this is finished, he proceeds to Step B, etc.

A man is object oriented and his progressive nature enables him to assign tasks.

A man takes in all stimuli into his intellect and expresses it through the physical.

The physical and the intellectual are the only two factors that determine how a man perceives the world around him.

Men regard emotions as a relief to stress; women view them as warning signs.

A man is more in touch with his surroundings and has better spatial perception than a woman has.

A man tends to be more focused on single types of actions and goals, and is easily annoyed when interrupted.

A man is externally oriented, as it pertains to his surroundings.

To a man, love is more a physical expression than an emotion.

Women complain that men spend too much time in their mind and not enough time in their heart.

To a man, his wants are determined by what he can have.

To a man, someone, or something, has to be in control.

Authority is a given in a man's mind.

Men normally intellectualize their emotions, and always express them in the physical.

When men blame, they look for external causes.

Men think progressively and desire their wants and needs to be met progressively.

Men set boundaries, and most laws are man-made, not woman-made.

In boys, the right hemisphere, which specializes in spatial-perceptual processes, matures earlier than it does in girls.

Men marry based on a woman satisfying his wants and needs as he defines them.

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Introduction

Once upon a time…women rarely had to open doors and little old ladies never crossed the street alone. Men took charge because that’s what they did. But somewhere along the way…disco by disco, latte by foamy non-fat latte, men were stripped of their khaki’s and left stranded on the road between boyhood and androgyny. For the first time since bad guys, we need heroes. We need grown-ups. It’s time to get your hands dirty. It’s time to answer the call of manhood. (William Bennett, The Book of Man)

Whatever happened to manhood? And where did all the good men go? The opening paragraph by William Bennett in his book, The Book of Man causes one to pause and think. The economy notwithstanding, don’t we already have enough to think about and ponder? And if books and articles addressing the subject of man and manhood are not enough, we now have YouTube videos that although they are funny on the surface, they place men in people’s minds as bumbling fools and mealy-mouth drooling idiots.

In a recent conversation with a group of 6-young women, ages 22-26, I asked the question, What is your opinion of men today? Here are their individual responses:

Men? Where? Do you see one? Show me, please! This young woman’s comment was followed by laughter from the other 5-women too as they all nodded their heads in agreement.

For me, I have given up on men. I really and honestly believe that there are no good men out there. They are all selfish, and all they want to talk about is their latest video game. They can’t put two sentences together and stay focused for more than 30-seconds unless you have your clothes off or you are talking about their video games. Losers!

My problem with men is that they refuse to commit to anything and live life in a complete and total vacuum. They do not anything seriously whether it is their careers, their relationships, or their responsibilities.

I want children but I would rather seek a sperm donor and go it alone then be saddled with a man that refuses to accept the responsibilities of fatherhood. The minute you even mention the word children they run away like they are being chased by demons.

In short, no commitment, no substance, very plastic and they are only interested in sex, television or video games. I have been so disappointed in the past and even thought I was being over-critical. And before you ask, I am not a feminist nor am I a man-hater. I am a realist and see things for what they are and I am not impressed.

In my experience I have found men to be extremely selfish and self-centered. They really don’t have time for relationships since they find so much companionship with other men.

Interesting comments, eh? What does this tell you about the state of gender relationships in today’s society? Now, I realize there are two sides to every story so I asked a group of 6-young men, ages 19-32 the question, What is your opinion of women? Here are their individual responses:

They are totally spoiled, want everything their way and they have a tendency to move quickly when I just want to take it as it comes. Most of the women I know are control freaks and like being that way too. They are pretty much attention hogs too; they always want 100% of your time.

My biggest beef with women is that they never keep anything private. My aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer and I mentioned it to my girlfriend and she told it to everybody. When it finally got back to my aunt, she refuses to talk to me and my mother is really upset. I have noticed that women always talk about everything with each other and I would appreciate a little more privacy. It seems that in order to have a relationship with a woman, a guy has to lay his life bare for the entire world to see.

They never shut-up and even when they are wrong they will do their best to jump to conclusions and make it look like the guy is to blame. I dated a girl who accused me of standing her up on a date. I had to go out of town on an emergency and when I returned she screamed at me in front of a lot of people. I showed her on my cell phone where I had text messaged her and she had replied for me to call her when I got back. Her response was not an apology; she said she had forgotten the text message but that I should have called her and that I was insensitive. In a woman’s mind they are never wrong!

My beef with women is that they treat men like little boys as if they are our mommy. I had a date where she was telling me that my shirt didn’t go with the pants I had on and honestly who dresses you?" This was a date and not a fashion consultation. Then she pitched a fit when I told her I didn’t appreciate her comment and threw her water in my face. I have had women button my collar, straighten my tie, tell me that what I ate and/or drank is not good for me and it