Why boys don't talk--and why it matters : a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen, Susan Morris Shaffer & Linda Perlman Gordon

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Why boys don't talk--and why it matters : a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen, Susan Morris Shaffer & Linda Perlman Gordon

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Title remainder

a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen

Statement of responsibility

Susan Morris Shaffer & Linda Perlman Gordon

Instantiates

• Why boys don't talk--and why it matters : a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen

Publication

• New York, McGraw-Hill, c2005

Note

"Some of the material in this book was originally published in 'Why boys don't talk and why we care: a mother's guide to connection"--T.p. verso

Bar code

• 31223069338292
• 31223069338284

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-205) and index

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volume

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• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

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text

Content type code

• txt

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rdacontent

Contents

Why boys don't talk--and why it matters -- A new vision : individuation and connection : do we push our sons away? -- New challenges for building connections : what can we do to foster closeness? -- The veil of masculinity : what is the impact of "boys will be boys"? -- What statistics tell us : what is it really like to be a boy today? -- Focus on adolescent males of color : what cultural factors affect the development of African American, Asian, and Latino teenage boys to form and sustain connections with parents, schools, and friends? -- A work in progress : how do we create more than just a "few good men"? -- Somewhere between superhero and geek : how do we make it okay for boys to break out of the box? -- The debate about nature versus nurture : how powerful is biology and its impact on behavior and learning? -- Historical perspective : the myth of the "good old days" : do we want things the way they were? -- Strategies for parents : a baker's dozen : where do we go from here? -- The power of connection : how can we redefine masculinity?

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23 cm

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xv, 219 p.

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9780071417877

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(pbk: acid-free paper)

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2004011428

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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• 1923659
• 1923659

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55220184