Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes

by Sharon Lamb, Lyn Mikel Brown, Lyn Brown, et al.

Book Overview

Player. Jock. Slacker. Competitor. Superhero. Goofball. Boys are besieged by images in the media that encourage slacking over studying; competition over teamwork; power over empower - ment; and being cool over being yourself. From cartoons to video games, boys are bombarded with stereotypes about what it means to be a boy, including messages about violence, risktaking, and perfecting an image of just not caring. Straight from the mouths of over 600...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312379390
• ISBN13: 9780312379391
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"