{"product_id":"the-war-against-boys-how-misguided-policies-are-harming-our-young-men-christina-hoff-sommers","title":"The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies Are Harming Our Young Men;  Christina Hoff Sommers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGirls 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristina 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” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Christian Science M\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eonitor), this edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe War Against Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e offers a new preface and six radically revised chapters, plus updates on the current status of boys throughout the book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSommers 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe War Against Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1, 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorPreview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"FeaturedPerson\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"FeaturedPerson__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"FeaturedPerson__container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"FeaturedPerson__info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorFollowButton\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"ToggleButton\" class=\"ToggleButton\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Button__container Button__container--block\"\u003eAn American author and former philosophy professor who is known for her critique of late 20th century feminism, and her writings about feminism in contemporary American culture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"contentContainer\" class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--medium\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46451698663746,"sku":"","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/waragainst.jpg?v=1692897292","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/the-war-against-boys-how-misguided-policies-are-harming-our-young-men-christina-hoff-sommers","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}