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writes:Any guys on here remember when young lads had male mentors. Maybe you served an apprenticeship under some guy that had worked for the same company for 30 years man and boy. With a lot of industry gone this seems a thing of the past.What became of the male mentor? With dads missing from a lot of families where do young lads get their role models from? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 July 2008): Any time I have had a man say to me that they would like to be a mentor, I have been disillusioned to find out it meant they were opportunists with titles hoping to get in my pants. Now, when I hear the word "mentor" I sort of flinch.
Its not just in the UK, its a Western phenomenon. I have spoken about his topic many times with friends and family: the instability of modern families, marriages, friendships and work relations. My theory is that most Westerners have a somewhat consumerist attitude towards life. That is, that they are constantly confronted with upgrades of what they already have and superficial models of success.
For example, your married and you met a perhaps younger more attractive person of the opposite sex. Modern day society tells us that divorce is common (almost to be expected) and that an individual should not be blamed for developing feelings for someone else and leaving their spouse.
Or, you suddenly fall out of touch with people you used to consider close friends for no reason. You wonder what went wrong. Nothing happened, the friendship just didn't fit with the routine of their lives or they've got better options now.
If you asked an average person who is there role model was, they would probably name some celebrity. We try to buy what they buy, we try and go on vacation where they go, fashion our appearance after them etc.
My opinion, we (as a society) have become so distracted with self-interest, materialism and upgrades, that we have lost a large degree of our humanity.
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 July 2008): They don't which is why the UK Media is showing a lot about teenager violence.
David Cameron said families needed to be closer together and hes right because there is no role models.
People are now replaced by machines. Industries like that have finished. Computer based ones are now around and they exist to an extent.
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reader, PsyCookie  +, writes (14 July 2008):
 I'm pretty sure that police put a male mentor for the rookies whenever they go in missions.
And I think young lads get their role models from celebrities. Or at least that's the case with most girls in this time.
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