num_pages: 386
description: "An important, ground-breaking exploration of how and why males are increasingly turning to violence and what we, as individuals and as a society, can do about it. Lucid, well researched, and highly practical, this very accessible book will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, including parents and teachers. Miedzian convincingly demonstrates, drawing heavily on research studies in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, how violence can be greatly reduced in our society."—Booklist "Myriam Miedzian [is]...a thinker whose work is destined to have a transformative effect on America’s political and social consciousness."—Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author of Deborah, Golda and Me "Boys Will Be Boys is a powerful book, offering many insights into why America’s crime rates lead the industrialized world."—Los Angeles Times "Excellent. A strongly argued indictment of our cultural stereotypes of masculinity."—Suzanne Gordon, Boston Globe "If boys are ever to become real men before they blow up the planet, this sharp, clear, disturbing exposé...is the first long step."—Robert Lipsyte, New York Times "[Miedzian] does demonstrate beautifully...that American culture asks an awful lot of parents. We’re trying to raise children who are self-reliant, inquisitive, and sensitive to others’ feelings, when toys, television, and video games pay unblinking homage to macho toughness in the extreme." —Parenting Magazine
language: English
title: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
titlecomplete: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
genres: Gender, Education, Nonfiction, Parenting, Gender Studies
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Lantern Books