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Real boys : rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood / William Pollack.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pollack, William S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boys.
- Sons.
- Masculinity.
- Child rearing.
- Child psychology.
- Adolescent psychology.
- Psychology, Child.
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Child Rearing.
- Child Behavior.
- sons (people).
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychology, Child.
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Child Rearing.
- Child Behavior.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 447 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- 1st Owl books ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Henry Holt & Co., 1999.
- Summary:
- Based on author Pollack's groundbreaking research at Harvard Medical School over two decades, this book explores why many boys are sad, lonely, and confused although they may appear tough, cheerful, and confident. Pollack challenges conventional expectations about manhood and masculinity that encourage parents to treat boys as little men, raising them through a toughening process that drives their true emotions underground. Only when we understand what boys are really like, says Pollack, can we help them develop more self-confidence and the emotional savvy they need to deal with issues such as depression, love and sexuality, drugs and alcohol, divorce, and violence.--From publisher description.
- Contents:
- pt. 1: Real boys. Inside the world of boys : behind the mask of masculinity ; Stories of shame and the haunting trauma of separation : how we can connect with boys and change the "Boy Code" ; Real boys : the truths behind the myths ; Action love : how boys relate
- pt. 2: Connecting to boys. The power of mothers ; Real fathers/real men : the empathic relationships of fathers and sons ; The adolescent crucible : growth, change and sexuality ; The world of boys and their friendships ; Being "different" : being gay ; Schools : the blackboard jumble ; Sports : play and transformation
- pt. 3: When the bough breaks. Hamlet's curse : depression and suicide in boys ; Violence : slay or be slain ; Divorce
- pt. 4: Staying connected : real boys/real men
- Epilogue : the "real boy" code
- revising the Boy Code and staying connected.
- Notes:
- "An Owl book."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Random House, 1998. With new pref.
- ISBN:
- 0805061835
- 9780805061833
- OCLC:
- 40631702
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