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“The (Boy) code is a set of behaviors, rules of conduct, cultural shibboleths, and even a lexicon, that is inculcated into boys by our society- from the very beginning of a boy's life. In effect we hold up a mirror to our boys that reflects back a distorted and outmoded image of the ideal boy- an image that our boys feel under great pressure to emulate.”

William Pollack, Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
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Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood by William S. Pollack
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