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Index
Cover
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Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction: Listening to Boys’ Voices
A Nationwide Journey
Moments of Doubt
Helping Boys to be Themselves
Reaching out and Listening to Boys: A New Approach
Getting Behind the Mask
The Real Boys’ Voices Project
Part I: The Secret Emotional Lives of Boys
1: The Secret Emotional Lives of America’s Boys: What They’re Really Talking About
2: Taking Off the Gender Straitjacket
3: The Mask of Masculinity and the Double Life: Suppression and Bravado
4: The Angst of Becoming a Man: Coming of Age
5: Of Two Minds: Having Sex with Girls
6: The Pressure to Work and Succeed
7: Spirituality and Renewal
8: Bullying and Teasing: Fitting in and Being Left Out
Overcoming Bullying
What if your Child is Bullying?
What Should Boys Who are Bullied Know?
9: 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?
Part II: The Cycle of Rage and Violence
10: Traumatic Violence: Listening to Boys from Littleton, Colorado
11: The Columbine Syndrome: Fear of Violence
12: Abuse
Part III: Boys Reaching out and Connecting
13: Love for Mother
14: The Dad Connection
15: Friendships and Romances with Girls
16: Having Male Buddies
17: Emotional Intensity: Connecting Through Sports
18: Coming Out as Gay and Supporting Those Who Do
Part IV: Dealing with Loss, Loneliness, and Shame
19: Pumping and Crunching Body Image and the Media
20: The Sting of Divorce
21: Addictions Drugs, Alcohol, and the Media
22: Loss Coping with Injury, Illness, and Death
Part V: Boys in the World
23: Overcoming Hatred, Racism, and Poverty Justice and Action Talk
24: Music, Art, and Writing: Boys Talk Through Creativity
Epilogue: Mentoring Boys and Creating Safe Spaces: A 15-Step Program
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