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The last boys picked : helping boys who don't play sports survive bullies and boyhood / Janet Sasson Edgette ; with Beth Margolis Rupp.
- Title
- The last boys picked : helping boys who don't play sports survive bullies and boyhood / Janet Sasson Edgette ; with Beth Margolis Rupp.
- Author
- Edgette, Janet Sasson
- Publication
- New York : Berkley Books, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | GV706.4 .E34 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Rupp, Beth Margolis
- Description
- xix, 281 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Provides parents, teachers, coaches and other caregivers with empowering instructions for helping children, particularly boys who aren't interested in sports, navigate the social and emotional trials they face on the playground and help them increase self-esteem and resilience.
- Subject
- Sports > Psychological aspects
- Boys > Psychology
- Masculinity
- Sports for children > Psychological aspects
- Physical education for children > Psychological aspects
- Athletic ability > Psychological aspects
- Athletic Performance > psychology
- Child
- Sports > psychology
- Athletic ability > Psychological aspects
- Physical education for children > Psychological aspects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-281).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Living in dread of phys ed -- What kind of boy doesn't like to play sports? -- The role of sports in boys' lives -- Fake it, make it-or break -- The dangers of romanticized masculinity -- Boys in straight jackets -- We need a different type of warrior -- Family matters -- Everyone loses when anyone loses -- Becoming effective agents of change.
- ISBN
- 9780425245439
- 0425245438
- LCCN
- ^^2011050914
- OCLC
- 727703168
- SCSB-11038494
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library