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Open Right

Maggie Hamilton: Resourcing Our Boys in the Twenty-First Century

Session Info:

In this interactive presentation Maggie will share key findings from her extensive research into the lives of boys, that became the subject of her books What Men Don’t Talk About, and now What’s Happening to Our Boys? where Maggie interviewed many boys, teachers, school counsellors, psychologists, law enforcement and medical personnel to get an insider’s view on what boys are experiencing.

Topics:

  • Teenage boys: The back story – a brief update on tweens and younger boys (a preview of tomorrow’s teens)
  • The contemporary teen mindset – attitudes to authority, achievement, learning, adults, peers

Teen sexuality:

  • What’s making boys vulnerable
  • The impact of video games
  • Secret Life of Boys inside Chat Roulette, teen forums, teen language
  • Teen culture: The interface of brands, pop culture, and the high-tech revolution. The rise in body image issues
  • Boys and violence and bullying
  • Constructing a new sense of belonging, vision and purpose