Family & Relationships
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 Conflict Is Not AbuseOverstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair |
From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability. Illuminating the difference between … | Sarah Schulman | 304 | 2016 | View |
 Cracking the Boy CodeHow to Understand and Talk with Boys |
All too quickly, talkative, affectionate young boys seem to slip away. Adolescents may be transformed overnight into reclusive, seemingly impenetrable young people who open up only to their … | Adam Cox | 163 | 2018 | View |
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From PrologueFrom: Cracking the Boy Code |
This is a book about relating to and talking with boys. I’ve written this book for you. For most of my 20 years as a psychologist, the social and emotional development of boys — how … | Adam Cox | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add |
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From In LoveConflict Is Not Abuse From: Conflict Is Not Abuse |
The author talks about fundamental differences between Conflict and Abuse in the realm of the heart, the intimate: the flirt, relationships, households, and surrounding friendship circles. Here … | Sarah Schulman | 24 | 2016 | $0.48 Add |
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From What is Good CommunicationFrom: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Social communication is the greatest communication challenge for boys • Vocabulary, phrasing, and tone set the stage for great conversations. • Get inside a boy’s mental … | Adam Cox | 14 | 2018 | $1.40 Add |
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From Abandoning the PersonalThe State and the Production of Abuse From: Conflict Is Not Abuse |
The state, learning from the work of anti-violence advocate Catherine Hodes to understand the difference between Conflict and Abuse in relationship to social service providers. | Sarah Schulman | 29 | 2016 | $0.58 Add |
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From Is He Hearing You?From: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Boys’ hearing is less effective than girls. • Boys’ self-absorption undermines their working memory, and can be mistaken for rudeness or poor effort. • The most … | Adam Cox | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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From What’s He Thinking?From: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Before asking a question, think about how you would feel if your son posed the same question, in the same tone. • Boredom is the enemy of a positive connection. Be honest and … | Adam Cox | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From Great BeginningsFrom: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Getting off to a good start “sets the table” for a constructive conversation. The approach you use should be guided by the situation at hand. • Respect always promotes … | Adam Cox | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Sources of Power RelationsDevelopmental Stages and Mind Forms From: The Power Manual |
Chapter 4, The Sources of Power Relations, introduces the reality that the way we relate to power is developmental and that the foundation starts in childhood, where we learn through our … | Cyndi Suarez | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add |
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From Vocal Tone and Eye ContactFrom: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Vocal tone is the most important signal you send about your state of mind, and where a conversation is going. • Task-tone relaxes boys. It is both succinct and respectful, … | Adam Cox | 14 | 2018 | $1.40 Add |
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From AuthenticityHelping Boys Become Themselves From: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Electronica undermines the development of authenticity. Boys don’t begin figuring out who they are until they escape the barrage of representations and distractions that occupy … | Adam Cox | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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From Manic Flight ReactionTrigger + Shunning From: Conflict Is Not Abuse |
This chapter discusses the contemporary concern with “triggers,” i.e., the moment of escalation, especially in sequence with shunning. The author looks at four diverse systems of … | Sarah Schulman | 28 | 2016 | $0.56 Add |
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From Boys and WorkFrom: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Purposeful work is transformative because it elevates feelings of competence, contribution, and skillfulness. • Boys define themselves and uncover elements of authenticity through … | Adam Cox | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From Queer Families, Compensatory Motherhood, and the Political Culture of EscalationFrom: Conflict Is Not Abuse |
This chapter examines the role of the family as a dangerous place of production of this group-based negative loyalty, male control, and violence. The author suggests that the rising legitimacy of … | Sarah Schulman | 22 | 2016 | $0.44 Add |
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From Keys to MotivationFrom: Cracking the Boy Code |
• Motivation is more emotional than analytical. It needs to draw upon personal sources of interest and excitement. • Adults and boys have different ideas about what merits effort. … | Adam Cox | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
