Books on Gender Differences
 | Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young MenLeonard Sax (2009)The author delves into the scientific literature and draws on more than twenty years of clinical experience to explain why boys and young men are failing in school and disengaged at home. He shows how social, cultural, and biological factors have created an environment that is literally toxic to boys. He also presents practical solutions, sharing strategies which educators have found effective in re-engaging these boys at school, as well as handy tips for parents about everything from homework, to videogames, to medication. |
 | The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons From Falling Behind in School and LifeMichael Gurian (2007)To follow up on this first book, The Wonder of Boys, which launched the boy's movement, Michael Gurian now confronts what he and a lot of other parents and teachers in this country truly believe to be a boy's crisis. Gurian presents a whole new way of solving the problem based on the success of his program in schools across the country, the latest research and application of neuro-biological research on how boys' brains actually work and how they can learn very well if they're properly taught. |
 | Freeing Our Families From PerfectionismThomas S. Greenspon (2001)Why do so many of our brightest boys and young men underachieve in school and fail to reach their full potential in the world of work? Why do so many smart boys have problems with depression in adolescence or later in their adult years? The authors use their extensive work with gifted youth, current research, reviews of other books, and interviews with gifted men. They give suggestions for parents and teachers to help, as well as insights for gifted men. |
 | What Could He Be Thinking?: How a Man's Mind Really WorksMichael Gurian (2003)Gurian uses PET scan and MRI brain research and his own years of psychological work with individuals, couples, and families to interpret just how very different the brain chemistry, motivations, and overall thought processes and abilities differ between males and females. Invaluable guide for everyone interested in guiding boys into men and learning how to interpret and communicate with them. |
 | The Wonder of BoysMichael Gurian (1997)This book goes into more specific details and suggestions for parents and educators working with boys. They are so different in their needs that one would be remiss not to learn more about it. |
 | The Wonder of Girls : Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our DaughtersMichael Gurian (2003)This book goes into more specific details and suggestions for parents and educators working with girls. |
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