From an invitation I received. I thought this was relevant to the "troubled teen industry." Anyone familiar with the work of Dr. Males?
Auntie Em
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THE PANIC OVER GIRLS
27th Konopka Lectureship
Mike Males, PhD
February 11, 2009 • 10:00 AM
Neighborhood House at the Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street East – St Paul, Minnesota
Free and open to the public
Why the panic over American girls?
In the last yar headlines have decried pregnancy pacts, extreme bullying and startling STD rates. Best selling book titles document girls who have either hooked up or are becoming unhooked. These widespread media messages ultimately frame modern American girls and young women as more troubled, mean, violent, narcissistic, materialistic, and otherwise disturbed than ever before.
For the 27th Konopka Lecture, Mike Males will challenge these media myths and show how today's generation of young women and girls are succeeding in their education and careers; are remarkably happy, well connected to others,
optimistic; are civically engaged and eager to become leaders.
Mike Males, Ph.D
Mike Males serves as senior researcher for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. He taught sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz for five years, is a columnist for Youth Today and has published articles in The
Lancet, American Journal of Public Health, Journal of School Health, Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times, among others. Mr. Males is the author of four books on American youth – Framing Youth: Ten Myths
about the Next Generation; The Scapegoat Generation: America’s War on Adolescents; Kids & Guns: How Politicians, Experts, and the Press Fabricate Fear of Youth; and Smoked: Why Joe Camel Is Still Smiling. Learn more about Mike Males and his work at
http://www.YouthFacts.orgThe Konopka Institute
With an unshakeable belief in the potential of all young people, the Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health sustains the legacy of Gisela Konopka in striving to improve the health and well being of adolescents by
providing technical assistance and training for those working in partnership with and on behalf of young people.
To learn more about the Konopka Institute, visit our website at
http://www.konopka.umn.edu