Boyz 2 Buddhas: Counseling Urban High School Male Athletes in the Zone

ISBN-13: 9780820455365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 234 str.

Kincheloe, Joe L.

Opis

Is conventional masculinity hazardous to young men s health? Boyz 2 Buddhas proposes that mindfulness meditation can help male teens deal with the unhealthy pressures of growing up today. After examining high school football a popular activity that evokes troublesome aspects of male consciousness and behavior David Forbes describes a meditation and discussion group he held with urban high school football players. The students meditated in order to play football in the zone, a state of higher awareness. Along the way they also learned to live their lives in the same manner, resulting in a more mindful, healthy way of growing up to be men. The counseling model illustrated in this book blends popular culture with contemplative practice, and addresses young men s need for greater personal meaning."

O autorze

The Author: David Forbes teaches school counseling in the School of Education at Brooklyn College/City University of New York. He received his doctorate in education (counseling) from the University of California at Berkeley, and is the author of False Fixes: The Cultural Politics of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Relations.