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    Release Year
    2015
    Book Title
    The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies are Harming Our Y...
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    9781501125423
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    Publisher
    Simon & Schuster
    ISBN-10
    1501125427
    ISBN-13
    9781501125423
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    211899765

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    Number of Pages
    288 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Name
    War Against Boys : How Misguided Policies Are Harming Our Young Men
    Publication Year
    2015
    Subject
    Feminism & Feminist Theory, Developmental / Adolescent, Gender Studies, Developmental / Child, Life Stages / Adolescence, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
    Type
    Textbook
    Author
    Christina Hoff Sommers
    Subject Area
    Family & Relationships, Social Science, Education, Psychology
    Format
    Trade Paperback

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    0.9 in
    Item Weight
    8 Oz
    Item Length
    8.4 in
    Item Width
    5.5 in

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    Dewey Edition
    23
    Dewey Decimal
    305.235/1
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    An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic--now more relevant than ever--argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs. Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation's schools. Americans responded with concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue. Now, after two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it's time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help. Called "provocative and controversial...impassioned and articulate" ( The Christian Science Monitor ), this edition of The War Against Boys offers a new preface and six radically revised chapters, plus updates on the current status of boys throughout the book. Sommers argues that the problem of male underachievement is persistent and worsening. Among the new topics Sommers tackles: how the war against boys is harming our economic future, and how boy-averse trends such as the decline of recess and zero-tolerance disciplinary policies have turned our schools into hostile environments for boys. As our schools become more feelings-centered, risk-averse, competition-free, and sedentary, they move further and further from the characteristic needs of boys. She offers realistic, achievable solutions to these problems that include boy-friendly pedagogy, character and vocational education, and the choice of single-sex classrooms. The War Against Boys is an incisive, rigorous, and heartfelt argument in favor of recognizing and confronting a new reality: boys are languishing in education and the price of continued neglect is economically and socially prohibitive., An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic--now more relevant than ever--argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs. Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation's schools. Americans responded w ith concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue. Now, after two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it's time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help. Called "provocative and controversial . . . impassioned and articulate" ("The Christian Science M"onitor), this edition of "The War Against Boys" offers a new preface and six radically revised chapters, plus updates on the current status of boys throughout the book. Sommers argues that the problem of male underachievement is persistent and worsening. Among the new topics Sommers tackles: how the war against boys is harming our economic future, and how boy-averse trends such as the decline of recess and zero-tolerance disciplinary policies have turned our schools into hostile environments for boys. As our schools become more feelings-centered, risk-averse, competition-free, and sedentary, they move further and further from the characteristic needs of boys. She offers realistic, achievable solutions to these problems that include boy-friendly pedagogy, character and vocational education, and the choice of single-sex classrooms. "The War Against Boys" is an incisive, rigorous, and heartfelt argument in favor of recognizing and confronting a new reality: boys are languishing in education and the price of continued neglect is economically and socially prohibitive.

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    • by sjc3081
      11 Dec, 2018

      Must read

      If you are concerned about your sons future this is must read. Today’s education system is biased against healthy ,outgoing and traditional behaviors of boys. Protect them and read this book.

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    • by thinkingbob
      21 Jan, 2020

      The Blatant war going on in academia and the media.

      This is a war still going on in schools, in which we all lose.

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