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The Boy Crisis

By: Warren Farrell PhD, John Gray PhD
Narrated by: Warren Farrell PhD, John Gray PhD
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Summary

What is the boy crisis?

It's a crisis of education. For the first time in American history, our sons will have less education than their dads.

It's a crisis of mental health. As boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women.

It's a crisis of sexuality. Sex is a minefield for our sons. They're bombarded with mixed messages, afraid of being either too sensitive or not sensitive enough.

It's a crisis of fathering. Boys with less-involved fathers are more likely to drop out of school, drink, do drugs, become delinquent, and end up in prison.

It's a crisis of purpose. Boys' old senses of purposes, being a warrior, a leader, or a sole breadwinner, are fading. Many bright boys are experiencing a "purpose void", feeling alienated, withdrawn, and addicted to immediate gratification. Compounding this issue are addicting video games that lead to distraction and ADHD.

So, what is The Boy Crisis? A comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policy-makers can do to renew our sons' sense of purpose to help them become men, fathers, and leaders worthy of our respect.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2018 Warren Farrell and John Gray (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Great book, very intense and emotional at times.

This should be a must read for every person in government and the legal system. It is time for society to open their eyes to the problems faced by boys in today's society. Let's stop listening to feminist lies about toxic masculinity and tackle the real problem of fatherlessness.

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A few hiccups

Mostly a good listen. Had a lot of quality, future proof information which will hopefully aid the development of men for years to come.
However, I felt his approach was an extremely soft one, the approach to literature on ADHD was missing an adult lot of views on the effects of the educational system on children, and the final chapters were like listening to a series of adverts for homeopathy.

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Moving fresh perspective.

Warren Farrell makes a very well reasoned case describing problems boys in particular face nowadays, discussing ways to solve these, and challenging some cultural presuppositions most people have. It's a balanced, positive, compassionate essay, derived from many years of professional experience and research. And well written.

I gave this review less than 5 stars because the 2nd part, written and narrated by John Gray, advices BS alternative medicine such as homeopathy and other dubious methods, mixed together with some good advice.

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A lot to say.

This is a fantastic book, it covers some hard question with very good theoried answers. Loads of information, can be a little drawn out in places. It is a very good listen/read.

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Essential reading, but skip the last few chapters

The 80% of the book is essential reading/listening for everyone, especially parents of boys. It covers how and why men are discriminated against, the specific hardships that boys have to endure, as well as how best to help them.

However, the last few chapters are almost a separate book, complete with a different narrator. This "second book" comes across as a sales pitch for John Gray's holistic medicine shop, and are only tangentially related to the boy crisis. Unless alternative medicine is something you're interested in, just skip these chapters.

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One of the most impactful books I've ever read

Even as a feminist, tons to learn and think about here. Incredible book that I will be recommending to everyone.

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Great book, eye opener!

Loved it, it has general advice beside the topic that will enrich everyone's life!

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Very enlightening analysis.

Guaranteed to make you a better father for not just your son but also your daughter!

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eye opening

as a father a great source of information not always convenient but needed. many thanks

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Outlines the issue and then supports it.

Truly such a frustrating book filled with agonising amounts of contradiction. It’s a fallacy filled cope piece from a beta male deplorable who is justifying his own life’s work. The solution to man’s purpose void is the return of women to being mothers and reversing the destruction that the pill and the liberal agenda has wrought on global civilisation. That’s the only solution. Until that happens men will be as they are now. Utterly betrayed and directly targeted for failure and apathy. Not only does this cretin dance around the real issues and elephants in the room he actually supports them and brings up every predictable leftist buzzword along the way. Angry uncivilised men voted for trump and Brexit did they? Hitler youth all had no fathers? Isis recruits had no daddy? Honestly the lines in this book are farcical and if this is the best academia can produce then the complete competency crisis is self explanatory. The men behind this propaganda leftist nonsense need strung up. They have destroyed young men and their answer to that is to have dinner table talks to your boys to essentially make them effeminate. Comical drivel. Liberal world order is driving civilisation to the edge and these idiot’s don’t even hint at the possibility that their garbage world view is bust!

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