An edition of The War Against Boys (2000)

The war against boys

how misguided policies are harming our young men

New and revised edition.
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The war against boys
Christina Hoff Sommers
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An edition of The War Against Boys (2000)

The war against boys

how misguided policies are harming our young men

New and revised edition.
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  • 8 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

"Christina Hoff Sommers analyzes the work of the leading academic experts, Carol Gilligan and William Pollack, and finds it lacking in scientific rigor. There is no girl crisis, says Sommers. Girls are outperforming boys academically, and girls' self-esteem is no different from boys'. Boys lag behind girls in reading and writing ability, and they are less likely to go to college.".

"The "girl crisis" has been seized upon by some feminists and has been suffused with sexual politics. Under the guise of helping girls, many schools have adopted policies that penalize boys, often for simply being masculine. Sommers says that boys do need help, but not the sort they've been getting. They need help catching up with girls academically. They need love, discipline, respect, and moral guidance. They desperately need understanding.

They do not need to be rescued from masculinity."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Pages
269

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Cover of: The War Against Boys
The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies are Harming Our Young Men
Sep 01, 2015, Simon & Schuster
paperback
Cover of: The war against boys
The war against boys: how misguided policies are harming our young men
2013, Simon & Schuster
in English - New and revised edition.
Cover of: The War Against Boys
The War Against Boys: Library Edition
September 2002, Blackstone Audiobooks
MP3 CD in English - MP3 CD Una edition
Cover of: The WAR AGAINST BOYS
The WAR AGAINST BOYS: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men
June 12, 2001, Simon & Schuster, Touchstone
Paperback in English - 1st Touchstone Ed edition
Cover of: The War Against Boys
The War Against Boys
January 2000, Blackstone Audiobooks, Blackstone Pub
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
Cover of: The War Against Boys
The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men
July 12, 2000, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
Cover of: The War Against Boys
The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men
June 2000, Simon & Schuster
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The War Against Boys
The War Against Boys: Library Edition
January 2000, Blackstone Audiobooks
Audio Cassette in English - Unabridged edition

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Table of Contents

Preface to new edition
Where the boys are
No country for young men
Guys and dolls
Carol Gilligan and the incredible shrinking girl
Gilligan's island
Save the males
Why Johnny can't, like, read and write
The moral life of boys
War and peace.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-240) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.235/1
Library of Congress
HQ797 .S6 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
269 pages
Number of pages
269

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27153544M
ISBN 10
1451644183
ISBN 13
9781451644180, 9781439126585
LCCN
2012051639
OCLC/WorldCat
760977603

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IN 1990, CAROL GILLIGAN announced to the world that America's adolescent girls were in crisis.
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