Preface: Note to Readers ix // Introduction: Just Drifting xii // PART I: SYMPTOMS // 1. Disenchantment with Education 3 // 2. Men Opting Out of the Workforce 7 // 3. Excessive Maleness: Social Intensity Syndrome (SIS) 11 // 4. Excessive Gaming: Mastering the Universe from Your I Bedroom 20 // 5. Becoming Obese 24 // 6. Excessive Porn Use: Orgasms on Demand 27 // 7. High on Life, or High on Anything: Over-reliance on Medications and Illegal Drugs 32 // PART II: CAUSES // 8. Rudderless Families, Absent Dads 39 // 9. Failing Schools 66 // 10. Environmental Changes 81 // 11. Technology Enchantment and Arousal Addiction 87 // 12. Sour Grapes: Entitlement vs Reality 137 // 13. The Rise of Women? 148 // 14. Patriarchy Myths 168 // 15. Economic Downturn 190 // PART III: SOLUTIONS // 16. What the Government Can Do 199 // 17. What Schools Can Do 208 // 18. What Parents Can Do 212 // 19. What Men Can Do 222 // 20. What Women Can Do 236 // 21. What the Media Can Do 244 // Condusion 251 // Appendix I: TED Survey Results 255 // Appendix II: Social Intensity Syndrome - // Scale and Factors 264 // Notes 267 // Recommended Resources 319 // Acknowledgements 321 // Index 323