A fine young man

what parents, mentors, and educators can do to shape adolescent boys into exceptional men

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A fine young man

what parents, mentors, and educators can do to shape adolescent boys into exceptional men

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From depression to dropping grades, from incidents of violence to teen suicide, today's adolescent boys are one of the largest at-risk groups in America today. In this bracing and insightful book, the bestselling author of The Wonder of Boys directs our attention to the unknown problems and marvels of this age group, helping parents and mentors shepherd boys through the challenging ages of ten to twenty.

Puberty encourages guilty alienation and fear. The result is that other boys often have a good deal of influence in the lives of younger adolescent friends, for better or for worse. A number of medical conditions have become almost common among adolescent boys, at least in part because of a lack of support. These range from simple depression, to trauma, to the elaborately named attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Experimentation with drugs and alcohol has become almost common, and these contribute to delinquency and sometimes even to suicide.

In A FINE YOUNG MAN Gurian establishes three major stages in a boy’s progress to manhood: transformation (the metabolic changes from ages nine to thirteen), determination (characterized by alternate aggression and withdrawal), and consolidation (indicated by determining and testing definitions of adult male behavior). He concludes by offering what he considers indications that the process of individuation has begun. He returns often to the worthwhile observation that what boys need at every stage of the process of maturing is consistent support from a variety of sources both within and outside of the family. It is this support that is too often lacking.

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A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-[290]) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.23
Library of Congress
HQ775 .G86 1998, HQ775.G86 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
297 p. ;
Number of pages
297

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Open Library
OL356902M
Internet Archive
fineyoungmanwhat00guri_0
ISBN 10
0874779197
LCCN
98016775
OCLC/WorldCat
38842156
Library Thing
157643
Goodreads
1764669

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