Why are school-aged boys so attracted to hateful ideologies? - DCMR Podcast Clip
Channel: The Conversation
Date: 2023-12-02

The idea for today's episode started with local Toronto kids, who were reporting experiencing sexist, homophobic and racist attitudes in the classroom, especially from the boys. 

The research shows they are not alone; the rise in far-right ideologies globally has deeply affected school-age students. Many experts point to Andrew Tate, the far-right social media influencer as one of the culprits. Teachers say he has a big presence in the classroom. On top of that, there's been an exponential rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in Canada that have also impacted the classroom.

In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Vinita Srivastava and guests Teresa Fowler, assistant professor in the faculty of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton and Lance McCready, associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto @uoft  explore why racist, homophobic and sexist attitudes are increasingly showing up in school-age boys - and what we can do about it. 

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