| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: Monograph/item
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| Title/Author: |
Why boys don't talk--and why it matters/ Susan Morris Shaffer & Linda Perlman Gordon. |
| Reminder of title: |
a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen / |
| Author: |
Shaffer, Susan Morris. |
| other author: |
Gordon, Linda Perlman. |
| Published: |
New York :McGraw-Hill, : c2005., |
| Description: |
xv, 219 p. :ill. ;23 cm. |
| [NT 15003449]: |
Why boys don't talk--and why it matters -- A new vision : individuation and connection : do we push our sons away? -- New challenges for building connections : what can we do to foster closeness? -- The veil of masculinity : what is the impact of "boys will be boys"? -- What statistics tell us : what is it really like to be a boy today? -- Focus on adolescent males of color : what cultural factors affect the development of African American, Asian, and Latino teenage boys to form and sustain connections with parents, schools, and friends? -- A work in progress : how do we create more than just a "few good men"? -- Somewhere between superhero and geek : how do we make it okay for boys to break out of the box? -- The debate about nature versus nurture : how powerful is biology and its impact on behavior and learning? -- Historical perspective : the myth of the "good old days" : do we want things the way they were? -- Strategies for parents : a baker's dozen : where do we go from here? -- The power of connection : how can we redefine masculinity? |
| Subject: |
Communication - Sex differences. - |
| Online resource: |
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=135441An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| ISBN: |
0071460675 (electronic bk.) |