Fraternity

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A fly-on-the-wall narrative and investigation into the (often surprisingly positive) secrets inside the houses and behind the letters -- and the toxic masculinity that fraternities can either encourage or, in many cases, counter. New Download Fraternity Author Alexandra Robbins For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Robbins does some of my favorite nonfiction it s narrative and investigative, digging into big topics on a micro and macro level What I really appreciated about FRATERNITY was seeing both sides of the coin when it comes to white, male Greek life We see why it s appealing through two Fraternity members in different schools and Fraternities we also see first hand why it s not appealing through those same two boys, and for very very different reasons Rather than pull the narrative a specific Robbins does some of my favorite nonfiction it s narrative and investigative, digging into big topics on a micro and macro level What I really appreciated about FRATERNITY was seeing both sides of the coin when it comes to white, male Greek life We see why it s appealing through two Fraternity members in different schools and Fraternities we also see first hand why it s not appealing through those same two boys, and for very very different reasons Rather than pull the narrative a specific way, Robbins allows all of the story to flow from their perspective, and she weaves together the nuances and considerations outside of their experiences This isn t cherry picking It s thoughtful analysis and critique More, I loved the way this dove into toxic masculinity and about the struggle for white, male young adults to fit in and become something they see in the media Robbins i...Fraternity An Inside Look at a Year of College Boys Becoming Men, by Alexandra Robbins, is an eye opening, insightful investigation into the secrets and life in a fraternity The author takes us on the journey of two young men Jake and Oliver in the Greek life The readers are exposed to the positive and negative life changing experiences they endured.This book is less about the what than the why of fraternities Parents of high schoolers need to understandabout the lifestyle so t Fraternity An Inside Look at a Year of College Boys Becoming Men, by Alexandra Robbins, is an eye opening, insightful investigation into the secrets and life in a fraternity The author takes us on the journey of two young men Jake and Oliver in the Greek life The readers are exposed to the positive and negative life changing experiences they endured.This book is less about th...All right, I ve seen others review their books, so I guess I will too, in a way This book is important because we need to payattention to teenage boys It s not right to lump them all into the same stereotypical category simply because of their gender The headlines don t represent the scores of GOOD guys who are teens, who are in college, and who happen to be in fraternities And the way to change a subculture isn t to dismiss all of its members, but, rather, to try to understand their p All right, I ve seen others review their books, so I guess I will too, in a way This book is important because we need to payattention to teenage boys It s not right to lump them all into the same stereotypical category simply because of their gender The headlines don t represent the scores of GOOD guys who are teens, who are in college, and who happen to be in fraternities And the way to change a subculture isn t to dismiss all of its members, but, rather, to try to understand their perspectives and to recognize that most people are good people who want to do good works I wrote this book to give boys that voice, and to provide parents and students of both genders with a discussion too...Thank you for the advance copy I enjoyed reading and learning about the fraternity system through the eyes of two young men, one who belongs to what seems to be a stereotypical fraternity and the other who creates a muchpositive experience as president o...Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy I am a huge fan of Alexandra Robbins books, with Pledged being my absolute favorite So when I heard she was writing a book about fraternities, I was so excited.One of my favorite things about Robbins books is the way she goes back and forth between the research she has uncovered about her chosen topic and her subjects With Fraternity it s two men, one who has just started college and is looking into joining the Greek system and one who is Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy I am a huge fan of Alexandra Robbins books, with Pledged being my absolute favorite So when I heard she was writing a book about fraternities, I was so excited.One of my favorite things about Robbins books is the way she goes back and forth between the research she has uncovered about her cho...Alexandra Robbins is one of my favorite non fiction authors and journalists, so I was so excited to read her next book and get an inside look at what fraternities are really like Throughout the book, we get to follow Jake, who is a freshman searching for brotherhood, and not your typical frat boy He was an overachiever in high school whose idea of a good time on a Friday night was going to the movies and not really into drinking He really only decides to rush because his dad was in a frater Alexandra Robbins is one of my favorite non fiction authors and journalists, so I was so excited to read her next book and get an inside look at what fraternities are really like Throughout the book, we get to follow Jake, who is a freshman searching for brotherhood, and not your typical frat boy He was an overachiever in high school whose idea of a good time on a Friday night was going to the movies and not really into drinking He really only decides to rush because his dad was in a fraternity Over the course of the year, we see him go through the highs and lows of rushing, pledging, hazing, wanting to give up, and the mindset that he has throughout all this We also get to follow Oliver, who is a chapter president who ha...Thanks to the publisher, via Netgalley, for an advance e galley in exchange for an honest review.The number one thing this book accomplished was to make me dread sending my currently three year old child to college someday Much like author Alexandra Robbins s book Sorority, Fraternity examines the impact of these organizations on the individual, the group, and the institution The focus is on two students in particular one, a freshman pledge at a fraternity that fits the stereotypical image Thanks to the publisher, via Netgalley, for an advance e galley in exchange for an honest review.The number one thing this book accomplished was to make me dread sending my currently three year old child to college someday Much like author Alexandra Robbins s book Sorority, Fraternity examines the impact of these organizations on the individual, the group, and the institution The focus is on two students in particular one, a freshman pledge at a fraternity that fits the stereotypical image of a fraternity as an alcohol fueled, sexist, danger...I ve read a few of Robbins books, and I have to say this isn t her best work While I liked her familiar writing style as always, I wasn t so fond of how she seemed to try to go out of her way to show the positive aspects of Greek life and spent less time analyzing how her human subjects were able to distance themselves from their own morality and boundaries just to be accepted into a fraternity The groupthink issue was addressed, but not nearly as thoroughly or as often as the concept of bro I ve read a few of Robbins books, and I have to say this isn t her best work While I liked her familiar writing style as always, I wasn t so fond of how she seemed to try to go out of her way to show the positive aspects of Greek life and spent less time analyzing how her human subjects were able to distance themselves from their own morality and boundaries just to be accepted into a fraternity The groupthink issue was addressed, but not nearly as thoroughly or as often as the concept of brotherhood The sexual assault and binge drinking statistics were discussed, but AGAIN, the pros of fraternity life and how being a member makes young men feel seemed to be relegated to ahigher echelon of importance While I get that some boys do not learn how to be vulnerable and create meaningful friendship...Alexandra Robbins wrote a very popular book exposing sororities a number of years ago and prefaced this book by saying that she wasn t coming at it from the same angle and that she found a lot to recommend about fraternities and what they do to help support and shape young men during what can be a very lonely and difficult time of their lives She focuses by following two young men in two different fraternities at two different schools while also talking about fraternities as a whole and sprinkl Alexandra Robbins wrote a very popular book exposing sororities a number of years ago and prefaced this book by saying that she wasn t coming at it from the same angle and that she found a lot to recommend about fraternities and what they do to help support and shape young men during what can be a very lonely and difficult time of their lives She focuses by following two young men in two different fraternities at two different schools while also talking about fraternities as a whole and sprinkling in other stories Despite her efforts to talk about the good fraternities do this book did nothing to change my opinion of fraternities There may be some good, but on the whole it seems like the bad definitely outweighs it The things that one of the young men she writes about goes through during his pledge year are horrifying and evenso as you see him become brain washed into changing his whole outloo...They ruined Jake.These are the stories of young men and their year in College What it means to be in a Fraternity and how they grew from boys to men Thankyou Goodreads for this free book.

Fraternity
  • 13 May 2017
  • 368 pages
  • Alexandra Robbins
  • Fraternity