| Edition |
1st Owl Books ed. |
| Description |
xxvi, 447 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
"An Owl book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Random House, 1998. With new pref. |
| Contents |
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 -- 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 -- Hamlet's curse: depression and suicide in boys --Violence: slay or be slain -- Divorce -- Staying connected: real boys/real men -- Epilogue: the "real boy" code - revising the boy code and staying connected. |
| Subject |
Boys.
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Sons.
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Masculinity.
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Child rearing.
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| ISBN |
0805061835 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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