| More Praise for Men's Work |
 | "Paul Kivel's brave and thoughtful book goes backway backdeep into the structure of men's lives to explore the centrality of violence in men's lives. Drawing on his personal experiences, careful analysis, and years of therapeutic experience, Kivel offers insights and a step-by-step guide to challenge and begin to overcome violence. In doing so, he offers men hope."
Michael S. Kimmel, professor of sociology, SUNY/Stony Brook |
| "Violence against women can only end if men who rape, batter, and kill women change their attitudes and behaviorsand challenge patriarchal assumptions. This book will help men confront the political, social, and personal forces that generate hatred and anger at women."
Leslie Wolfe, executive director, Center for Women Policy Studies |
| Letters to author Paul Kivel from men in prison on the effectiveness of the Men's Work program in helping stop the violence |
| "No one took time to help me learn to interact with people and to show me how our society sets men up to be violent. They taught me reading, writing, and arithmetic, but not how to interact with people without being violent.... I look forward to helping myself and other men break the violent patterns in our lives. We are starting to develop bonds with each other as we start trusting and accepting each other for who we are."
Inmate, correctional institution, Bowling Green, Florida |
| "The part that I found to be most helpful was the 'Act Like a Man' box. Also, the in-depth questions... really made me think about myself and my past, helped me to see who I am and why I behave the way I do."
Inmate, correctional institution, Bowling Green, Florida |
| "I have been involved in a project at the prison. When first introduced to it, I protested because none of my crimes had any violence in them.... I found your book so helpful, so powerful and empowering.... The exercises brought me to a whole new level of understanding and allowed me to face myself and my world of violence in a way that it has never been explored."
Inmate, federal prison, Alberta, Canada |
| "I am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict.... Nothing in recovery has touched me like Men's Work. I've been able to release feelings of inadequacy, my need to control, sexual inhibitions that interfered with far more of my life than I ever thought, and anger and resentments that enabled me to carry on the violence and hurt many lives."
Inmate, correctional institution, Bowling Green, Florida |
| "I would recommend Men's Work to anyone [who needs to deal] with anger."
Inmate, correctional institution, Bowling Green, Florida |
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