Summary
Whether they’re being urged to “man up” or warned that “boys don’t cry,” young men are subjected to damaging messages about manliness: they must muzzle their emotions and never show weakness, dominate girls and compete with one another.
Boys: What It Means to Become a Man examines how these toxic rules can hinder boys’ emotional and social development. If girls can expand the borders of femaleness, could boys also be set free of limiting, damaging expectations about manhoo…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781580058766 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1580058760 |
| Author: | Rachel Giese |
| Publisher: | Avalon Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Nation Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 12 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 158mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“Giese looks at masculinity with a surprisingly heartfelt curiosity and objectivity.” – Literary Review of Canada
“Boys is a multifaceted exploration of masculinity … Rachel Giese’s vision of boyhood–and therefore manhood–is an enlarging, humane one. This is a beautifully reasoned work that should be required reading for anyone interested in detoxifying masculinity.”–Michael Redhill, author of Giller-winning Bellevue Square
“A broad, readable take on the limits of modern-day masculinity, and how to push its boundaries to better serve our children and ourselves. It’s full of love but unsentimental, with new tidbits for scholars of gender, race and identify, and valuable insight for parents of little boys, like me.”
–The Globe and Mail
“Giese is highly successful at applying ideas that might otherwise feel academic or abstract. Through a combination of original reportage, personal experience, and scholarly research, Giese makes a strong case.” –Quill & Quire
“Giese looks at masculinity with a surprisingly heartfelt curiosity and objectivity.” –Literary Review of Canada
About The Author
Rachel Giese
Rachel Giese is an editor-at-large at Chatelaine and a regular contributor to CBC Radio. Her award-winning journalism has appeared in Toronto Life, The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, and Today’s Parent and on NewYorker.com. She lives in Toronto with her wife and son.
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