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Author Sax, Leonard, author.

Title Boys adrift : the five factors driving the growing epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men / Leonard Sax.

Imprint New York : Basic Books, 2016.
Publication Info. ©2016

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  371.823 SAX    DUE 04-08-24
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  371.8211 SAX    Check Shelf
Edition Revised and updated edition.
Description ix, 341 pages ; 21 cm
Note Hardcover first published in 2007 by Basic Books.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-331) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary An updated version of his best seller, 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 continuing to fail 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.
Subject Boys -- Education.
Young men -- Education.
Motivation in education.
Sex differences in education.
Boys -- Education. (OCoLC)fst00837368
Motivation in education. (OCoLC)fst01027541
Sex differences in education. (OCoLC)fst01114348
Young men -- Education. (OCoLC)fst01183270
ISBN 0465040829 (paperback)
9780465040827 (paperback)
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