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Real boys : rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood / William Pollack.

By:

Pollack, William S [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1999Edition: First Owl Books editionDescription: xxvi, 447 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0805061835
9780805061833

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.23

LOC classification:

HQ775. P65 1999

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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"An Owl book.".

Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Random House, 1998. With new pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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