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Author Giese, Rachel (Journalist), author

Title Boys : what it means to become a man / Rachel Giese
Edition First US edition
Published New York, NY : Seal Press, 2018
©2018

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Description xxii, 216 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Preface -- The boy box: the making of masculinity -- Born that way?: examining the science of gender and sex -- No homo: boys and the need for love and friendship -- The boy crisis: who's really failing at school? -- Man up: how sports build boys -- Game boys: young men and popular culture -- Dropping the masculinity mask: how to talk to boys about sex -- Conclusion: beyond the boy box
Summary Examines toxic masculinity and explores how the enforcement of gender stereotypes can hinder emotional and social development in boys. --Publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216)
Subject Boys -- Psychology
Masculinity
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018028868
ISBN 9781580058766
1580058760