There is a vast difference between manhood and mere maleness.

Maleness is a biological category; manhood is a mindset. Maleness is a sex; manhood is a behavior. Maleness is biology; manhood is a stance.

This book is not about the "Eastern Man" we once knew and heard about; rather, it concerns the "Eastern Male"—a figure who has recently crept in to take his place. He is a faded, distorted version of the original. This specific brand of "Eastern Maleness"—with its distinct behaviors—is a severe affliction. It is not merely an illness, but a full-blown pathological syndrome. It begins with how parents raise their sons and daughters, and it culminates in tragic, unjust outcomes for everyone involved.

This book attempts to examine, analyze, and understand the symptoms, types, causes, and complications of "Eastern Maleness," while offering realistic insights for transforming and curing this stubborn pathological syndrome.

The truth is, if this change does not begin now, rest assured: this colossal human dinosaur—unless he realizes, understands, evolves, and deconstructs and reconstructs himself—will find no place in the world other than a remote, obscure corner of a museum. There, he will sit beneath a small plaque bearing an indistinct inscription:
"Extinct Eastern Male."