In Australia, younger generations of men, including Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z, are reading less compared to boomers. This trend may shield women from male literary judgement during social interactions. However, statistics indicate a broader decline in reading habits, with 29% of senior school students not reading physical books last year. This phenomenon is not limited to Australia; American students’ reading declined from 60% daily readership in the 1970s to just 16% in 2016. While younger men may read in other contexts, overall engagement with books is waning.
The steps of this complex, sometimes ugly, sometimes exhilarating dance may be becoming the stuff of anthropological archives rather than an ongoing scene of potential frisson.
29% of Australian senior school students did not reportedly read a physical book last year, reflecting a broader decline in reading habits.
In the 1970s, 60% of American year 12 students read daily; by 2016, that number had dropped to 16%, indicating a significant trend.
Younger men might be indulging in the written word in other areas, although reading is down across the board.
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