Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help "Bad Boys" Become Good Men [Paperback]

Aaron Kipnis Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 28, 2002

Writing from personal and professional experience, Aaron Kipnis shares both the riveting story of his own troubled youth-and how he turned himself around-and the successful approaches he has used to help "bad boys" become good men. Angry Young Men offers specific, practical advice for parents, teachers, counselors, community leaders, and justice professionals-- everyone who wants to help at-risk boys become strong, productive, caring, and compassionate men.



"Angry Young Men is an extremely important book that is especially timely now during our current epidemic of violence by and against boys and young men . . . Aaron Kipnis has seen deeply, not only into the souls of troubled boys and adolescents, but also into those aspects of the spirit of our culture and our epoch that have turned an unprecedentedly large portion of our boys and young men into the perpetrators and victims of violence."--From the Foreword by James Gilligan, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

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The author's own history is a litany of physical abuse, parental neglect, abandonment, foster homes, homelessness, drug use, and juvenile incarcerations. With determination and, importantly, help, young Kipnis managed a lifestyle change: He earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is now on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute. He has since worked to instill his belief that a culture that learns to understand and address the needs of young males, especially those of social, racial, or economic minorities, is financially, practically, humanely wiser than one that locks them up or puts them down when their frustration erupts in disruptive social and/or criminal actions, as his did. Kipnis persuasively contends that parenting and job-skills training programs, counseling, community services, and affordable quality education is infinitely more effective in encouraging constructive behavior for them and their progeny than America's increasingly popular punitive response. Highly recommended for academics, professionals, and the general public.ASuzanne W. Wood, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Alfred
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“…presented several ideas worthy of consideration…” (Youth & Policy, No. 83)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (March 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787960438
• ISBN-13: 978-0787960438
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Angry Young Men, December 13, 1999

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Connie Zweig "author of A Moth to the Flame, ... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help Bad Boys Become Good Men (Hardcover)

In this riveting account of the effects of the criminal justice system on boys and men in our culture, Dr. Kipnis sounds a cry of alarm:In our overemphasis on criminalization and punishment and our underemphasis on mental health care and healing, we are failing our boys.At the same time, we have created a gulag, a prison subculture that is now big business and that requires us to feed it money and men. This impeccably researched work deserves to be read -- and acted on -- by parents of boys, service providers of boys, policy makers, and educators. The author's personal story, my favorite section, is a contemporary hero's journey that offers hope to any reader.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Hand Experience, January 23, 2000

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Philip A. Rice - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help Bad Boys Become Good Men (Hardcover)

With all the sensational press about the dangerous young men in our schools and neighborhoods, it is refreshing to read Kipnis's first hand account of what contributes to the despair and hostility in troubled adolescent boys. His book has specific suggestions for addressing the problems he identifies in clear and compelling language. This book, and "Raising Cain" by Dan Kindlon amd Michael Thompson have been the best insights into the life of boys that I have read this past year.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for professionals and the general public., November 12, 1999

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This review is from: Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help Bad Boys Become Good Men (Hardcover)

From Library Journal-- The author's own history is a litany of physical abuse, parental neglect, abandonment, foster homes, homelessness, drug use, and juvenile incarcerations. With determination and, importantly, help, young Kipnis managed a lifestyle change: He earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is now on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute. He has since worked to instill his belief that a culture that learns to understand and address the needs of young males, especially those of social, racial, or economic minorities, is financially, practically, humanely wiser than one that locks them up or puts them down when their frustration erupts in disruptive social and/or criminal actions, as his did. Kipnis persuasively contends that parenting and job-skills training programs, counseling, community services, and affordable quality education is infinitely more effective in encouraging constructive behavior for them and their progeny than America's increasingly popular punitive response. Highly recommended for academics, professionals, and the general public.--Suzanne W. Wood, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Alfred Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.