How to Raise a Feminist Son: Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
A compelling story that will resonate with feminists who hope to change the world, one kind boy at a time
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
A beautifully written and deeply personal story of struggling, failing, and eventually succeeding at raising a feminist son, this empowering book offers much-needed insight and actionable advice. From teaching consent to counteracting problematic messages from the media, well-meaning family, and the culture at large, we have big work to do when it comes to our boys.
Informed by the author's work as a professor of journalism specializing in social justice movements and social media, as well as by conversations with psychologists, experts, and other parents and boys, this book follows one mother's journey to raise a feminist son as a single immigrant woman of color in America. Through stories from her own life and wide-ranging research, Sonora Jha shows us all how to be better feminists and better teachers of the next generation of men in this electrifying tour de force.
* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of the Resources section of the book.
"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
Customer Reviews
Loved this audiobook
I waited a long time after purchasing this book before listening to it. I knew the subject matter would be important, but the escapism of fiction kept me hooked. When I finally decided to start this book, I couldn’t stop. Sonora Jha is a wonderful storyteller. Not once does she make me as a reader feel bad for not always doing and saying the right thing. She’s vulnerable and authentic, witty and fierce. I laughed and many times did I nod in agreement with her. I’ve asked my husband to read this book too, so we can parent from the same place. I’m happy the audiobook came with a PDF with so many book titles to add to our reading, and I had a feeling of pride to see there were already titles that we’ve read on the list. I know this review is already long enough but I wanted to add that when my mother saw me listening to this book, she scoffed and said, “why are you reading that, I don’t want you to make my grandson gay, and let him paint his fingernails pink”. And that, is exactly why we need books like these. Hits right at the point. Thank you Sonora Jha for sharing your stories and your wisdom. Collectively we have a lot of work to do.
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