William Pollack
Author
Language
English
Description
Boys today are in crisis. On the surface, many boys may appear tough, confident, and cheerful, but underneath, many of them are sad, lonely, and confused. As the bestselling Reviving Ophelia took us into the worlds of girls, this groundbreaking book reveals the worlds of boys to show how society's mixed messages to boys put more of them at risk today than ever before. Boys' voices and experiences rise up from these pages as Dr. William Pollack of...
Author
Publisher
Robins Lane Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A study of teen suicide, examining the scope of the problem, the reasons why teenagers commit suicide, how they choose to die, and the differences in suicide rates among boys and girls, and African-Americans, whites, and Latinos; profiles three teens who committed suicide; and looks at what is and is not being done to help.