Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Author
Sax, Leonard
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Year
2009
Page
xi, 273 pages
ISBN
9780786743629,9780465040810,0465040810,078674362X
File Type
azw3
File Size
647.9 KiB

Sax Delves Into The Scientific Literature And Draws On His Vast Clinical Experience To Propose An Entirely Original View Of Why Boys And Young Men Are Failing In School And At Home. He Argues That A Combination Of Social, Cultural, And Biological Factors Is Creating An Environment That Is Literally Toxic To Boys, Ranging From Environmental Estrogens To The Over-prescription Of Adhd Drugs. And He Presents Practical Solutions-- From New Ways Of Controlling Boys' Use Of Video Games, To Innovative (and Workable) Education Reforms. The Riddle -- The First Factor : Changes At School -- The Second Factor : Video Games -- The Third Factor : Medications For Adhd -- The Fourth Factor : Endocrine Disruptors -- End Result : Failure To Launch -- The Fifth Factor : The Revenge Of The Forsaken Gods -- Detox. Leonard Sax. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 223-260) And Index.

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