Real boys : rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood / William Pollack.
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New York :
Henry Holt & Company,
1999.
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| Edition: | First Owl Books edition. |
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Table of 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.