{"product_id":"9781529439120-boymum","title":"BoyMum","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaising Boys in an Age of Toxic Masculinity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do we raise our sons to be compassionate, responsible men in a world where toxic masculinity is still the norm? And\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewhy are young men today more troubled and less confident and more radicalized than ever before?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBoyMum\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most thought-provoking books I've read as a parent' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly fascinating for anyone raising sons' Gaby Hinsliff\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoyMum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is about what it means to grow up male in an era when #MeToo has zeroed our tolerance for toxic masculinity, yet \u003cb\u003ethe pressure on young men to be 'masculine' has never been more intense.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is also \u003cb\u003ea mother's story\u003c\/b\u003e.  As a feminist mum of three sons, Ruth Whippman is all too aware that her parenting today will shape the men her sons become tomorrow, but daily life can often feel like the triumph of nature over nurture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending memoir, reporting and cultural analysis, she investigates the impossibly contradictory pressures young men now face, and the \u003cb\u003eblind spots in male socialization\u003c\/b\u003e that are leaving boys lonely and adrift.  But as she digs into mental health, screens, school, sex, friendship, porn, 'cancel culture' and the manosphere, she finds her simple certainties about male privilege seriously challenged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmpathetic, witty and curious, \u003ci\u003eBoyMum\u003c\/i\u003e asks how we can give boys a healthier, more expansive story about their own lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant, powerful and very timely take. Everyone raising boys should read this, and all men too'\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Delaney, author of \u003ci\u003eSort Your Head Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nuanced, compassionate and brave,\u003c\/b\u003e this brilliant book explodes the dogmatic, stereotypical tropes that restrict and smother boys' Laura Bates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fabulous and much-needed book.\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Whippman combines personal with critical cultural commentary so effectively and beautifully. As we raise children in today's complex age to be good citizens, this is a hugely important conversation' Pragya Agarwal, author of \u003ci\u003eSway \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eM(otherhood)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Provocative and probing\u003c\/b\u003e . Ruth Whippman . discovers loneliness and failed good intentions, but also a longing for connection, and moments of grace. Whippman shows that we ought to think harder about who we want our boys to become' Patricia Duckerman, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy French Children Don't Throw Food\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ruth Whippman is a rare talent\u003c\/b\u003e with an even rarer set of skills, deftly combining forensic academic research, dazzling wit and disarmingly punchy prose that leaps from the page and leaves you wondering how something so clever and so urgent can also be so much fun to read' Charlotte Philby, author of \u003ci\u003eEdith and Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully conveys the internal battle many intelligent feminist mothers [find] themselves having when raising boys' Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540094820449,"sku":"9781529439120","price":18.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28483366.jpg?v=1722676663","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529439120-boymum","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}