{"product_id":"real-boys-voices-isbn-9780141002941","title":"Real Boys' Voices","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat real boys have to say\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\"A lot of people use words like 'psycho' or 'wacko' to refer to people who are feeling glum or think they might want to take their own life. I think these sorts of slang terms create further isolation in a teen, and that's not what you want to do to a teen who already feels alone\" —Alexander, 18, from a small town in the South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A guy is supposed to be strong, tall, and fast and have the qualities of an ideal athlete. At the same time he's supposed to be smart. He's expected to be nearly perfect.\" —Chandler, 14, from a suburb in the Northwest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What I hate about this school is that I am being picked on in the halls and just about everywhere else.\" —Cody, 14, from a suburb in New England\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eReal Boys\u003c\/b\u003e, Dr. William Pollack explored the issues that most boys in our nation face today. In this fascinating follow-up bestseller, Pollack goes right to the source: boys ages 10 to 20-evoking the secret struggles and passions of America's adolescent males in their own words. Their voices are searingly honest and eager to be heard, revealing how society's outdated expectations force them to mask their feelings of isolation, depression, longing, love, and hope. We hear from boys and young men in big cities and small towns-including survivors of the Columbine High School massacre-who share compelling, extrordinarily candid stories about bullying, drugs, sports, school, parents, sex, love, and much more. Pollack also offers ways to start a dialog and illustrates through templates what to do in many situations. This is an eye-opening book for teenage boys and girls, but-with its insights and strategies for dealing with their issues-especially invaluable for all the people in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction: Listening to Boys' Voices\u003cbr\u003eA Nationwide Journey\u003cbr\u003eMoments of Doubt\u003cbr\u003eHelping Boys to Be Themselves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaching Out and Listening to Boys: A New Approach\u003cbr\u003eGetting Behind the Mask\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eReal Boys' Voices\u003c\/i\u003e Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Secret Emotional Lives of Boys\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Secret Emotional Lives of America's Boys: What They're Really Talking About\u003cbr\u003e2. Taking Off the Gender Straitjacket\u003cbr\u003e3. The Mask of Masculinity and the Double Life: Suppression and Bravado\u003cbr\u003e4. The Angst of Becoming a Man: Coming of Age\u003cbr\u003e5. Of Two Minds: Having Sex with Girls\u003cbr\u003e6. The Pressure to Work and Succeed\u003cbr\u003e7. Spirituality and Renewal\u003cbr\u003e8. Bullying and Teasing: Fitting In and Being Left Out: Overcoming Bullying; What If Your Child Is Bullying?; What Should Boys Who Are Bullied Know?\u003cbr\u003e9. Sadness, Depression, and Suicide: Sad Boys or Bad Boys?: Is He Bad or Is He Sad?; How Do You Tell if a Boy Is Depressed?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Cycle of Rage and Violence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Traumatic Violence: Listening to Boys from Littleton, Colorado\u003cbr\u003e11. The Columbine Syndrome: Fear of Violence\u003cbr\u003e12. Abuse\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Boys Reaching Out and Connecting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Love for Mother\u003cbr\u003e14. The Dad Connection\u003cbr\u003e15. Friendships and Romances with Girls\u003cbr\u003e16. Having Male Buddies\u003cbr\u003e17. Emotional Intensity: Connecting Through Sports\u003cbr\u003e18. Coming Out as Gay and Supporting Those Who Do\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Dealing with Loss, Loneliness, and Shame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19. Pumping and Crunching: Body Image and the Media\u003cbr\u003e20. The Sting of Divorce\u003cbr\u003e21. Addictions: Drugs, Alcohol, and the Media\u003cbr\u003e22. Loss: Coping with Injury, Illness, and Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Boys in the World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e23. Overcoming Hatred, Racism, and Poverty: Justice and Action Talk\u003cbr\u003e24. Music, Art, and Writing: Boys Talk Through Creativity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Mentoring Boys and Creating Safe Spaces: A 15-Step Program\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam S. Pollack, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Center for Men and Young Men at McLean Hospital, and an advisor for the National Campaign Against Youth Violence.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299965718757,"sku":"NP9780141002941","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780141002941.jpg?v=1767735467","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/real-boys-voices-isbn-9780141002941","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}