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One thing I'd like to do is some book research on these issues. I'm very familiar with Real Boys by William Pollack and The War Against Boys by Christina Hoff-Sommers, but those books are becoming somewhat dated. Is there any more recent material which has come into print on these topics I should know about?
Thanks,
Scott
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Good going, Scott! A well-deserved honor for you.
I haven't yet come across any other book titles pertaining to educational disparities affecting boys and young men in the US.
In one of her recent columns, Wendy McElroy refers to a 2003 study conducted by Andrew Sum titled "The Growing Gender Gaps in College Enrollment and Degree Attainment in the U.S. and Their Potential Economic and Social Consequences."
I'll let you know if I come across any recently published books about the education gender gap in the US.
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Hi Scott,
Just this evening, I featured in a BBC TV piece on male victims of DV. The journalist doing the piece quoted from the National Crime Survey, which sets out to demolish that men are victims. Thus I directed them to speak with professor John Archer at Lancaster University. The prof has done exhaustive studies of studies, looking at their methodology and possible bias, and, concludes the fact there are more male victims than generally accepted. Whilst a number of his papers have been published, and are quoted around the world, they are not in Book form. However, they may be downloadable ? Further, he is truly approachable and would assist with any specific query.
Doubtless you are aware the Canadian Government are they only body to have done a comprehensive study on Parental Ailienation Syndrome (PAS) and find: children brought up by single fathers have none of the pathological traits displayed from single mother households. From the later 26% of children run away from home before the age of 16yrs.
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I couldn't figure out which country you're from,
what with the BBC TV (Britain), the National Crime Survey (US) and Canadian Government...
But here's the the report "Domestic Violence: Findings from a new British Crime Survey self-completion questionnaire":
British Crime Survey - Domestic Violence
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Thank you for your direction, however, sadly I have to advise that "The British Crime Survey" you refer to - is simply not worth the paper it is written on, that is unless you possess a nail on the back of your Loo door on which it could be hung.
You may have noticed that I refer to professor John Archer, who has studied studies and surveys. In the case of the survey you focus on, the methodology of its compilation leaves rather a lot to be desired. Consequently, it results are not simply questionable - they are blatantly misleading, or WRONG. This probably accounts for why the feminist led Women's Aid, push these figures.
Incidently, I live in England, but have made an extensive study of these matters myself.
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I don't understand. The findings of the BCS bear out most of the claims made by advocates of male victims of DV. What's the problem?
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Two books I would recommend on boys are "Raising Boys" by Steve Biddulph and "The Wonder of Boys" by Michael Gurian. Both are excellent and I think an improvement over the Pollack book which tends to fall more in line with the pc ideas.
Do we have True Equality?
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Congratulations Scott...
It's time for a 'full court press' on the issues of fairness to men. Please keep us posted.
Michael Capanzzi aka
MASCULISTE
http://michaelcapanzzi.blogharbor.com.
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Congratulations, Scott! I applaud your activism and will do some activism on my own!
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After giving the matter some thought, and looking at todays Headline News ! I have a feeling we should perhaps recruit Mark Thatcher to look into solving the problems we have with varied governments ? ? ?
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by Anonymous User on 03:14 PM August 24th, 2004 EST (#5)
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That's just wonderful news, Scott. You've stuck it out for so long. Big congrats!
Marc
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by Anonymous User on 04:06 PM August 24th, 2004 EST (#7)
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Nice to see some forward motion among all the rhetoric here.
Good luck - work hard to restore men's rights, and set a good example for other states to follow.
CJ
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One gender educational problem is the declining number of boys graduating from high school or going on to college. This reflects a 30-year commitment to improving the education of girls while ignoring boys, the result of which has been a spate of girl-only initiatives and programs. Someone on the Kerry Forum mentioned that the disparity is especially pronounced for families earning 30K or less. This is something to look into. It stands to reason that the gender impact would be greater on a poor family. If students are deprived, at-risk and on the edge, a supplementary program--or the lack of one--can mean the difference between success and failure.
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Fanstastic Scott! This is great news. Having you on board the commission will help in many ways I am sure.
Do we have True Equality?
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It will be a better commission with you on it Scott.
Because the economy is really sucking right now, I don't know if I will still have a job next month so your request for $$$$ will have to be put on hold until further notice. However, I will support you in any other way I can. Let me know.
Congratulations anyway.
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Scott, this is great news!! Congratulations!!
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by Anonymous User on 06:59 AM August 26th, 2004 EST (#16)
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