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Real Boys Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood

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ISBN-10: 0805061835

ISBN-13: 9780805061833

Edition: Revised 

Authors: William Pollack, Mary Pipher

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Featuring a new preface by the author on how parents can make a difference. With author appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20 /20 and NPR's Fresh Air, and featuring articles in Newsweek, Time, and The New York Times, Real Boys is one of the most talked-about and influential books published this year. Based on William Pollack's groundbreaking research at Harvard Medical School over two decades, Real Boys 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…    
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Book details

List price: $24.99
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 5/10/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

David B. Wexler, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in San Diego specializing in the treatment of relationships in conflict and the executive director of the Relationship Training Institute. He has trained professionals internationally on his pioneering ideas for relationship development and the prevention and treatment of domestic violence. Wexler is the author of When Good Men Behave Badly and Is He Depressed or What?, and he has been featured on The Dr. Phil Show and The Today Show; in the Washington Post, O Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Men's Health; and on dozens of radio and TV programs throughout North America. His work helps to educate the public about relationships in conflict…    

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Listening to Boys' Voices: Rescuing Ophelia's Brothers
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
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
When the Bough Breaks
Hamlet's Curse: Depression and Suicide in Boys
Violence: Slay or Be Slain
Divorce
Staying connected: Real Boys/Real Men
The "Real Boy" Code--Revising the Boy Code and Staying Connected
Sources
Bibliography
Index