When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and

When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity

Based on a two-year study that followed boys from pre-kindergarten through first grade, When Boys Become Boys offers a new way of thinking about boysâ€™ development. Through focusing on a critical moment of transition in boysâ€™ lives, Judy Y. Chu reveals boysâ€™ early ability to be emotionally perceptive, articulate, and responsive in their relationships, and how these â€œfeminineâ€ qualities become less apparent as boys learn to prove that they are boys primarily by showing that they are not girls.

Chu finds that behaviors typically viewed as â€œnaturalâ€ for boys reflect an adaptation to cultures that require boys to be stoic, competitive, and aggressive if they are to be accepted as â€œreal boys.â€ Yet even as boys begin to reap the social benefits of aligning with norms of masculine behavior, they pay a psychological and relational price for renouncing parts of their humanity.

Chu documents boysâ€™ perceptions of the obstacles they face and the pressures they feel to conform, showing that compliance with rules of masculinity is neither automatic nor inevitable. This accessible and engaging book provides insight into ways in which adults can foster boysâ€™ healthy resistance and help them to access a broader range of options as they seek to connect with others while remaining true to themselves.

Read the author's blog on Psychology Today.
Country USA
Brand NYU Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber unknown
ReleaseDate 2014-06-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814764800

Country	USA
Brand	NYU Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	unknown
ReleaseDate	2014-06-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814764800

When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity

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