In reading Michael Kimmel's review of the book, Angry White Men, I think we all suffer from a 'failure to adjust.' (See NYT Book Review link below)
Kimmel says white men are angry. They have been essentially the only contender for jobs for years. Enter women, other ethnicities, blacks, hispanics,older folks, etc. I am not so sure we need to be concerned about 'adjusting' to the mess we are in. I do believe we need to set things up differently.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/books/review/angry-white-men-by-michael-kimmel.html?_r=0
It has been said that postpartum depression is similarly a 'failure to adjust.' Historically, the family was around to help out. Now women are more and more isolated with more and more for them to do including working outside the home. We know men have always been isolated. Socialization is the cause for both of these maladies.
This writer believes it is time to set things up differently. Yes, we are in a mess. One of our creation - active or passive. That means we buy less, toss less into landfills. We don't put one another down. We get our egos in check. We realize we are all in this together. Our workplace becomes supportive of families.
Maybe we can all give up our hope of a 'sense of entitlement and accept a gentler, fairer notion of what it means' to be human. Roles are always in flux and this is nothing new.
Get over yourself and give others a chance.
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