Making American Boys: Boyology and the Feral Tale
- ISBN-10
- 1452906734
- ISBN-13
- 9781452906737
- Category
- Boys
- Pages
- 253
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- U of Minnesota Press
- Author
- Kenneth B. Kidd
Description
A review of boy culture since the late nineteenth century explains how the education and supervision of boys has been shaped by two approaches--boyology, the biological and social development of boys, and feral tale, emphasizing boys' wild nature. Reprint.
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