Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America's Boys
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887006439
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer: PBS (Direct)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS (Direct)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 17, 2006
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 8242
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Raising Cain is a 2-hour PBS documentary that explores the emotional development of boys in America today. Our guide in the program is child psychologist Michael Thompson, PhD, one of America's leading experts on boys. His book on the emotional lives of boys, 'Raising Cain,' with co-author Dan Kindlon, was a New York Times bestseller. Raising Cain explores the lives of boys from birth through high school through powerful documentary stories about real boys. The hallmark of the program is Michael Thompson's in-depth interviews and interactions with these boys. The interviews reveal the challenges and confusion that boys encounter while growing up in America. In addition, Michael Thompson models ways for parents, educators and counselors to engage boys and help them bring their inner lives to the surface.
Amazon.com:
In Raising Cain, the two-hour documentary based on the book by the same title, Dr. Michael Thompson discusses how the educational system and today's cultural circumstances are not equipping America's boys with the right tools to development emotionally. If society and the school system stay on their current path, the boys of America are headed for trouble. The lack of positive 'father figures' in most American homes, the removal of physical education and recess in schools, a school system geared more toward girls' educational development, and the emotional confusion many boys face when growing up with without any adult male guidance are all contributing factors to American boys' decline in classroom performance, rise in violent outbreaks, and inability to communicate inner feelings. To get to the heart of the issue, Dr. Thompson proposes that by understanding the psychology of boys, we can help get them on track. To get his point across, Dr. Thompson interviews the lives of various 'real boys' from birth through high school, of different race and socio-economical backgrounds. His candid interviews reveal the many challenges and confusion all boys encounter while growing up in America. At the end of each section, Dr. Thompson defines ways for parents, educators, and counselors to engage boys and help them discuss many of the internal issues they are conflicted with. This excellent documentary is a real eye-opener and does an effective job pointing out the issues many parents do not feel comfortable talking about, nor understand how to address. Raising Cain is highly recommended to any parent, particularly those that are raising boys. --Rob Bracco
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- Good But With FlawsImportant with a few flaws. Regarding the Snow White Rape Scene: First of all, they talk about these ... Read More
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- very interestingparents of boys can definitely benefit from this film--reinforces what we know about how they learn.
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- EnlighteningVery good companion to the book. The DVD allows you to put faces and names to the concepts discussed ... Read More
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- Mandatory ViewingBefore infant boys are released to their parents, hospitals should make it mandatory that both parents ... Read More
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- the lost boysWow! I don't have kids but I stumbled across this at the library and thought it might be interesting. I ... Read More
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