Why are males graduating at a lower rate from high school? Why are fewer males attending university? Why are homicide and suicide rates for males, ecspecially African American males, between 15- 27 so high and seemingly increasing?

Is there a crop of males who are effectively 'throw aways', like the young males of the Mormon fundamentalist compounds forced out because they are potential competition to the ruling male elite?

Is it because young males are potential threats to the established powers of a society and if they are not totally compliant, they are worthless and meaningless, as in the philosophy of the cult classic Fight Club?

Why is it when a young male goes missing with mysterious and possible criminal nefario us underpinnings, its no big thing. But when a young female goes missing, its often a region wide news alert for days, even for years as in the case in Aruba, and the missing intern in Washington DC in 2001.

What is this? A pattern reminiscent of a societal ailment? Or just coincidences?