After more than two decades of research at Harvard Medical School, clinical psychologist William Pollack concludes our sons are in big trouble. In this provocative study, as he examines the sources of this crisis, Dr. Pollack gives ways we can help boys grow up into healthy adults. Just as Mary Pipher’s Reviving Ophelia offers hope for troubled adolescent girls, True Boys is an important function. An unwritten ‘Boy Code’ perpetuates the common myths that kids are driven by testosterone and various other uncontrollable forces and that males are inherently dangerous. Due to these beliefs, children are taught to conceal their emotions from others, keep their range in relationships, and become tough. Dr. Pollack’s publication offers healthier attitudes to displace this damaging Code. As Dr. Pollack discusses each one of the misconceptions of boyhood, he uses case research to show the way you can help guys understand and cope with such issues as anger, sexuality, peer pressure, and self-image. A New York Moments best-seller, Real Males provides critical details that everyone must have.