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To raise a boy : classrooms, locker rooms, bedrooms, and the hidden struggles of American boyhood / Emma Brown.

Summary:

"A journalist's searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men--and how we can do better"-- Provided by publisher.

Brown who was at home with her newborn son when the #MeToo movement erupted. Traveling around the country, interviewing hundreds of people, she wanted to understand the challenges boys face and how to address them. She discovered that 23 percent of boys believe men should use violence to get respect; 22 percent of an incoming college freshman class said they had already committed sexual violence; 58 percent of young adults said they have never had a conversation with their parents about respect and care in sexual relationships. Here Brown exposes the crisis in young men's emotional and physical health... and in doing so upends everything we thought we knew about boys. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9781982128081
ISBN: 1982128089
Physical Description: viii, 305 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : One Signal Publishers/Atria, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What we don't see : the invisible epidemic of sexual assault against boys -- Boys will be men : nature, nurture, and rethinking boyhood -- The sex ed crisis : why silence about sex is dangerous for kids -- Shaping your minds : how schools are failing young children -- The problem with "consent" : lessons from Grace, Aziz Ansari's accuser -- Racism, violence, trauma : how close relationships can help boys cope -- Why Harry needs Sally : how all-boys schools are trying to stay relevant -- Boy-friend s: the power of male friendship to create a new culture.