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

Brown, Emma (Journalist) (author.).

Summary: "A journalist's searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men--and how we can do better"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781982128081
ISBN: 1982128089
ISBN: 9781982128104
Physical Description: print
viii, 305 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : One Signal Publishers, Atria, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-288) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue -- 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 young 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-friends: the power of male friendship to create a new culture -- Epilogue.