Boys adrift : the five factors driving the growing epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men / Leonard Sax.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sax, Leonard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boys--Education.

Boys.

Young men--Education.

Young men.

Motivation in education.

Sex differences in education.

Physical Description:

vii, 267 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, [2007]

Summary:

Video Games. Studies show that some of the most popular video games are disengaging boys from real-world pursuits. Teaching Methods. Profound changes in the way children are educated have had the unintended consequence of turning many boys off school. Prescription Drugs. Overuse of medication for ADHD may be causing irreversible damage to the motivational centers in boys' brains. Endocrine Disruptors. Environmental estrogens from plastic bottles and food sources may be lowering boys' testosterone levels, making their bones more brittle and throwing their endocrine systems out of whack. Devaluation of Masculinity. Shifts in popular culture have transformed the role models of manhood. Forty years ago we had Father Knows Best; today we have The Simpsons.

Contents:

The riddle

The first factor : changes at school

The second factor : video games

The third factor : medications for ADHD

The fourth factor : endocrine disruptors

End result : failure to launch

The fifth factor : the revenge of the forsaken gods

Detox.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-260) and index.

ISBN:

9780465072095

0465072097

OCLC:

123161353