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Title details for How to Raise a Feminist Son by Sonora Jha - Available

How to Raise a Feminist Son

Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family

by Sonora Jha
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"This book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents—especially mothers—who raise them.”
—Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre

Beautifully written and deeply personal, this book follows the struggles and triumphs of one single, immigrant mother of color to raise an American feminist son. From teaching consent to counteracting problematic messages from the media, well-meaning family, and the culture at large, the author offers an empowering, imperfect feminism, brimming with honest insight and actionable advice.
Informed by Jha's work as a professor of journalism specializing in social justice movements and social media, as well as by conversations with psychologists, experts, other parents and boys—and through powerful stories from her own life—How to Raise a Feminist Son shows us all how to be better feminists and better teachers of the next generation of men in this electrifying tour de force.
Includes chapter takeaways, and an annotated bibliography of reading and watching recommendations for adults and children.
"A beautiful hybrid of memoir, manifesto, instruction manual, and rumination on the power of story and possibilities of family."
—Rebecca Solnit, author of The Mother of All Questions

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    April 6, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781632173652

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      • ISBN: 9781632173652
      • File size: 3414 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      March 1, 2021
      When writer and journalism professor Jha found out she was pregnant, she hoped for a daughter and dreamed of raising her to be a strong and resilient woman. Instead, Jha wept with the news that she was having a boy, fearing her son would turn out like her abusive father and brother. Jha was determined her son would treat women differently. Jha shares her journey as a mother, moving from her native India to Singapore and the U.S., and raising her son to be a feminist despite a patriarchal society. As her son grew and Jha became a single parent, she often used movies as a way to view the world through a feminist lens and foster conversations about how women are treated in media and reality. Her book shares what she learned and helps readers choose what stories to share with toddlers, how to navigate media with teens, and everything in between. Part memoir, part parenting guide, it combines Jha's life story and her indispensable advice and is essential reading for today's parents.

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