Philip Zimbardo on the Lives of Boys
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus at Stanford University, gives his take on why boys are struggling:
I think he brings an interesting and valid perspective, but obviously there are more factors as to why boys are struggling in school and in finding a job.
Some of them may be:
- Schools aren’t adapted to the learning style of boys.
- Society has a negative view on men.
- Boys living without their father (and there are many of them) have a hard time finding male role models, especially in school.
- We lack a vision of what positive masculinity could be in a postmodern world. And when there’s no vision – you may as well play computer games and watch porn.