The mentoring of male youth: a valuable contribution to society

Graduation Date

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Program

Other

Program

Thesis (M.A.)--Humboldt State University, Sociology, 2010

Committee Chair Name

Elizabeth Watson

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Generalized other, Anti-social behavior, Secondary socialization, Girl mentoring, Boy mentoring, Childhood development, George Herbert Mead, Mentoring Benefits Society, Mentoring research, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Sociology, Socialization process, Value of mentoring, Male mentoring, Magic of mentoring, Andy Roberts, Individualization, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Socialization, Significant others, Berger, Cape Girardeau Study, Adult youth mentoring, Adolescent mentoring, Benefit of mentoring, Mentoring, Mentor, BBBS Harris Interactive Study, Role-playing, Social self, Self-esteem, Discipline, Self-confidence

Abstract

The argument has been made that boys and girls who have a mentor during their formative years will develop a sense of self-confidence that gives them a jump start in the process of growing up, providing a significant boost in the development of success in life. This thesis describes and expands on the values and characteristics of mentoring and its benefits to the mentor, the mentee, and to society in general. Further discussion includes changes in the role enactment of men in American society, plus the positive influence the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a mentoring organization, has on boys and girls. A review of relevant literature suggests that mentored youth, in comparison with the un-mentored, show superior scholastic, societal, and economic progress.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/w6634576d

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