Richard Reeves expresses concern about a growing trend where men in their 30s and 40s are not achieving traditional markers of adulthood like homeownership and starting families.
One social scientist and author told CNN that he's worried about the number of men in their 30s and 40s who are not buying homes or starting families. 'Of Boys and Men' author Richard Reeves spoke to CNN host Michael Smerconish about the brewing social dynamic in America where a significant portion of men are not reaching the standards of adulthood that their parents did, including owning a home or having kids.
'It speaks to a change, an important change, which is the fact that these milestones aren‘t just being reached later, but for many people, they‘re not being reached at all,' Reeves told Smerconish, commenting on a recent Wall Street Journal article discussing this trend. 'And right now it looks like it‘s the economic and social prospects of young men that are the big issue facing us,' he would go on to say. Citing the most concerning data he has seen, Reeves said, 'Yeah, for me, it‘s the fact that men in their 30s and 40s now, who don‘t have a college degree, half of them don‘t have children in their home.' Reeves, who is also president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, noted that the new dynamic is that, rather than men just waiting later to reach these milestones, they’re not reaching them at all, and that’s worrying. 'Taking a bit more time to get educated, take your time to form a family, maybe get yourself financially settled – that‘s arguably a good thing, but that’s not what’s happening now. What’s happening now is that these milestones for many people are just not being reached at all.' Elsewhere, he said, 'Honestly, Michael, I didn‘t used to worry about this delay. I‘m now worried about it because I do think we’re moving from, ‘This is just happening later,’ to, ‘It‘s just not happening.’' Furthermore, he noted that men aren’t necessarily choosing to forego these achievements, they feel as though they’re unable to reach the
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