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Tables of Contents for Real Boys
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xi
Foreword
xvii
Mary Pipher
Introduction: Listening to Boys' Voices: Rescuing Ophelia's Brothers
xxi
PART ONE: REAL BOYS
1
78
Inside the World of Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity
3
17
Stories of Shame and the Haunting Trauma of Separation: How We Can Connect with Boys and Change the ``Boy Code''
20
32
Real Boys: The Truths Behind the Myths
52
13
Action Love: How Boys Relate
65
14
PART TWO: CONNECTING TO BOYS
79
222
The Power of Mothers
81
32
Real Fathers/Real Men: The Empathic Relationships of Fathers and Sons
113
32
The Adolescent Crucible: Growth, Change and Sexuality
145
36
The World of Boys and Their Friendships
181
25
Being ``Different'': Being Gay
206
24
Schools: The Blackboard Jumble
230
42
Sports: Play and Transformation
272
29
PART THREE: WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS
301
88
Hamlet's Curse: Depression and Suicide in Boys
303
35
Violence: Slay or Be Slain
338
26
Divorce
364
25
PART FOUR: STAYING CONNECTED: REAL BOYS/REAL MEN
389
2
Epilogue: The ``Real Boy'' Code---Revising the Boy Code and Staying Connected
391
8
Sources
399
18
Bibliography
417
18
Index
435