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Lost Boys : Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them

Lost Boys : Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An extradinary book by an extradinary man
Review: For those who were surprised by the Littleton killings or any of the others...this book is for you. In 25 years of Social Work practice and education I have never seen a kinder or more cogent discussion of the plight of males in our soceity. Dr. Garbarino's perspective on our social responsibilities is both sobering and moral. Yes, there are solutions to our toxicity, however, to date, this has not been a political, moral, economic or social priority. We are challenged to acknowledge the existance and pervasiveness of this environment and suffer the inconveniences of improving it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Pop psyche trash
Review: Garbarino studies sociopathic boys,then purports to impose these "Lessons" on all of our sons. This doesn't answer questions posed by Columbine, etc., it exploits them, cashes in on them, and adds to the anti-boy, feminist hysteria that has come from them. Garbarino's not quite as bad as William Pollock, but it's time to shut these gibberish peddlers down.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Pop psyche trash
Review: Garbarino studies sociopathic boys,then purports to impose these "Lessons" on all of our sons. This doesn't answer questions posed by Columbine, etc., it exploits them, cashes in on them, and adds to the anti-boy, feminist hysteria that has come from them. Garbarino's not quite as bad as William Pollock, but it's time to shut these gibberish peddlers down.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Dangerous Pop Psychology
Review: Garbarino's work is poorly written, and apparently without the aid of an editor. Concepts and ideas are presented and then simply left hanging without elaboration. Sweeping generalizations are made in regard to the influence of culture and faith without foundation. Statistics and concepts are offered without citation. This work is meant to capitalize on recent juvenile homicides, and has nothing to offer the practitioner.

Is this simply a grab for money or noteriety?

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Dangerous Pop Psychology
Review: Garbarino's work is poorly written, and apparently without the aid of an editor. Concepts and ideas are presented and then simply left hanging without elaboration. Sweeping generalizations are made in regard to the influence of culture and faith without foundation. Statistics and concepts are offered without citation. This work is meant to capitalize on recent juvenile homicides, and has nothing to offer the practitioner.

Is this simply a grab for money or noteriety?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very unusual, compassionate book
Review: I've read a lot of books about lost boys, but I've seldom been as impressed as I was by this one. Unlike other experts, this author never gives up on a boy--even if he's sitting on death row, as 300 American juveniles are. The author speaks of the divine spark in each of us--even murderers. He also addresses the root causes of violence and how to save our children. Prevention is the answer, of course,along with compassion and believing in the inherent goodness of all human beings. In a society that equates punishment with justice and believes in retribution rather than resurrection, LOST BOYS offers spiritual and practical hope for all.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Lost Boys
Review: If you read only one book about the inner life of boys, this is it! Appalling, insightful, tragic & hopeful. With the black & white photo of a youngster holding a rifle to his older brother's head & those child-shy smiles, this book is wrenching, dreadful & illuminating. How this author becomes involved in this epidemic of violence among our young sons; what he's learnt from the boys themselves, about how they get lost & what they need to heal & become part of society again are very hard lessons for us to learn. It doesn't surprise me that school rage has become the backlash to the Men's Movement, none of the boys interviewed had mentors or any man truly interested in them. A remarkable book, as exhausting in some ways as caring for the boys themselves. There is hope, it's ever been attention, affection & direction. No quick fixes offered just a solidly pensive read.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Lost Boys
Review: If you read only one book about the inner life of boys, this is it! Appalling, insightful, tragic & hopeful. With the black & white photo of a youngster holding a rifle to his older brother's head & those child-shy smiles, this book is wrenching, dreadful & illuminating. How this author becomes involved in this epidemic of violence among our young sons; what he's learnt from the boys themselves, about how they get lost & what they need to heal & become part of society again are very hard lessons for us to learn. It doesn't surprise me that school rage has become the backlash to the Men's Movement, none of the boys interviewed had mentors or any man truly interested in them. A remarkable book, as exhausting in some ways as caring for the boys themselves. There is hope, it's ever been attention, affection & direction. No quick fixes offered just a solidly pensive read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Read this book to find out how to avoid more Littletons
Review: If you want to see a clear examination of the problems that lead to the type of terrible violence we saw this week in Littleton, Colorado browse a copy of LOST BOYS: Why our sons run violent and how we can save them. By James Garbarino, Ph.D. Free Press; ISBN: 0684859084

I saw this this morning and thought that Professor Garbarino talks convincingly about the effects of isolation and marginalization of kids (boys especially); the easy availability of firearms; and the effects that point and shoot videogames and violent media have in removing the normal human reluctance that people have innately that makes most of us reluctant to point a weapon at another person to shoot to kill.

Garbarino offers some hope and some concrete ideas about how we can contribute, individually and as a community, to stemming this increasingly common tragedy.

If you have an interest in making your community safer from the kind of violence that ambushed Littleton, Colorado; Jonesboro, Arkansas and all too many other American communities I'd recommend reading this book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A masterful blend of research and humanity
Review: It is rare to find a world-class researcher that can write with clarity and passion. Dr. Garbarino is such a scholar. I am a Protestant minister and psychologist and his treatment of the question of spirituality in troubled boys is at the heart of the issue. Recommended to those in the religious community.


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