The Cracks in the Golden Image: Performance, Pressure, and the Pathologies of Young Men
Suicide, Schools Shooters, and Sexual Deviants
(Peter DeSalvo, 19, a Sacred Heart University freshman from Basking Ridge, NJ died by suicide in 2020)
We tell ourselves comforting stories about success in America. We celebrate the high school quarterback, the valedictorian, the Ivy League admittee, the promising young athlete. These are our golden boys, seemingly destined to lead, achieve, and thrive,…
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