Peggy Drexler, Ph.D.







Raising Boys Without Men
 
"Truly a cutting-edge book . . . important for everyone who cares about the future of the American Family."
--Carol Gilligan, author of The Birth of Pleasure

 

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Below are several articles Peggy Drexler has written for various publications.

Professional Journals:

Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Vol. 8, #3 & #4
Is There a Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Depression Among Lesbians?

Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Vol. 5, #2
The New Family Tree

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, Vol. 66, #3
On Pins and Needles: The Invasive Treatment of a Son

Gender & Psychoanalysis, Vol. 6, #1
Moral Reasoning in Sons of Lesbian and Heterosexual Parent Families: The Oedipal Period of Development

The Issue of Gender, Sherith Israel Journal, Vol. 68, # 17
What's A Hero? How American Men Have Come to Learn the Full Dimensions of Heroism

 

Newspapers:

USA Today
‘Tricky currents’ greet women of business.

Los Angeles Times, Commentary And Analysis Opinion section
Gay or straight, sex is just funny.
Moms Are Enough.

San Francisco Chronicle, Opinion
Mother’s Day: Embrace Loss When Kids Fly From Nest
Of dogs and men
The Long Goodbye
What counts most in a candidate?
Marble Ceiling Is Falling.
Changing Attitudes About Families: Is fear of same-sex marriage fear of nontraditional parenting?
America's new family values.

San Francisco Examiner
Children can thrive in a two-mother family.

Houston Chronicle, Outlook section
Follow the Leader: Man? Woman? Who Cares?

Newsday (All Editions), Viewpoints section
Lesbian Moms Can Rear / Healthy, Masculine Sons.

The Christian Science Monitor, Opinion
Accepting a mother's work in any form.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Editorial section
Boys Will Be Boys, Regardless.

Vineyard Gazette, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
Goodbye to Truth, Sunshine, Good Writing.
Abstinence Education Yields Poor Results.

Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio
Moving beyond the divisiveness.

The Village Voice
Lesbian Mothers Making Men. The Lesbian Baby Boom Is Also a Baby Boy Boom. How Are These Lads Being Raised?

Providence Journal, Providence Rhode Island (155,155)
Papers’ saddening slide into local lite
Sherman (TX) Sunday Herald Democrat (23,600) Op-Ed
When they’re gone, it will be sad day for all
Bonita (FL) Sunday News (60,000) Op-Ed
I’ll miss newspapers when they slip away
St. Joseph (MI) Sunday Herald-Palladium (38,016) Op-Ed
Watching newspapers decline is like witnessing disease eat away at a friend
Salt Lake City Sunday Deseret News (73,751) Op-Ed
Newspapers suffer from wasting disease
Naples (FL) Sunday News (81,842) Op-Ed
I’ll miss newspapers when they slip away
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (180,662) Op-Ed
Newspapers’ saddening slide
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (126,352) Op-Ed
Newspapers read like local-lite
Fitchburg (MA) Sentinel & Enterprise (19,640) Op-Ed
Papers’ saddening slide into local-lite
The Gainesville (FL) Sun Op-Ed
Watching newspapers’ saddening slide into local-lite
Vallejo (CA) Sunday Times-Herald (20,128)

Newspapers sad slide into local-lite

Fresno Bee (195,101) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press (37,730) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight readies Dems for GOP attacks
Kansas City Star (270,374) Op-Ed
Hillary’s fighting spirit can only strengthen Democrats
Newport News Daily Press (83,367) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight a good thing
Shreveport (LA) Times (61,806) Op-Ed
Continuing campaign is good for party
Augusta Chronicle (71,828) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Dems a better chance to survive GOP attacks
Charlotte Observer (232,000) Op-Ed
Challenge gives party better chance for survival
Pueblo (CO) Sunday Chieftain & Star-Journal (53,256) Op-Ed
A stronger Democratic party will emerge
Billings (MT) Sunday Gazette (51,217) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats best chance to beat GOP attacks
Duluth (MN) Sunday News-Tribune (73,500) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight give Democrats better chance to survive GOP attacks
Oakland Sunday Tribune (67,613) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight give Democrats better chance to survive GOP attacks
Fremont (CA) Sunday Argus (31,057) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight give Democrats better chance to survive GOP attacks
Hayward (CA) Sunday Review (44,359) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight give Democrats better chance to survive GOP attacks
San Mateo (CA) Sunday County Times (36,142) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight give Democrats better chance to survive GOP attacks
Anniston (AL) Sunday Star (26,257) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight give Democrats better chance to survive GOP attacks
Traverse City (MI) Record-Eagle (27,134) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Dems better chance
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (120,000) Op-Ed
Clinton should stay
Sacramento Bee (Online) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Raleigh News & Observer (Online) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Modesto Bee (Online) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Belleville (IL) News-Democrat (54,039) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Kennewick (WA) Tri-City Herald (41,151) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Rock Hill (SC) Herald (31,866) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Bellingham (WA) Herald (27,468) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Bluffton (SC) Island Packet (18,200) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attack
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Should She Stay?
La Crosse (WI) Sunday Tribune (40,859) Op-Ed
Clinton’s fight helps Democrats fight GOP attacks

Newport News Daily Press (83,367) Op-Ed
No line for media to cross
Eureka (CA) Reporter (30,000) Op-Ed
Media bias perception has vexed Americans since colonial days
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette / Little Rock (182,789) Op-Ed
The media — whatever that means
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (210,990) Op-Ed
The media — whatever that means
Arizona Daily Star / Tucson (116,345) Op-Ed
Media just doing their jobs
Kansas City Sunday Star (359,477) Op-Ed
Media riles all sides when it does it job
Lexington (KY) Sunday Herald Leader (138,986) Op-Ed
Look in the mirror first: You get the media coverage you pay for
Duluth (MN) News-Tribune (73,500) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias isn’t anything new
Janesville (WI) Gazette (27,354) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Grand Forks (ND) Herald (31,261) Op-Ed
Media knows no bounds
Keene (NH) Sentinel (12,973) Op-Ed
Fie on the media! (Define media)
Stamford (CT) Advocate (23,864) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Stamford (CT) Advocate (27,000) Op-Ed
Media bias: It’s not what you think
Greenwich (CT) Time (10,457) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Greenwich (CT) Time (12,851) Op-Ed
Media bias: It’s not what you think
Olympia (WA) Olympian (32,833) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Modesto Bee (83,778) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Belleville (IL) News-Democrat (54,039) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Sacramento Bee (298,907) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Raleigh News & Observer (178,210) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Kennewick (WA) Tri-City Herald (41,151) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Rock Hill (SC) Herald (31,866) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Anchorage Daily News (67,201) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Lake Wylie (SC) Pilot (10,000) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Columbia (SC) State (106,053) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Tacoma Tribune (119,977) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Bluffton (SC) Island Packet (18,200) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Bellingham (WA) Herald (27,468) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
Athens (GA) Banner-Herald (25,949) Op-Ed
Politics isn’t stage for bias in media
Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin (44,631) Op-Ed
Media just doing its job, giving people what they want
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (183,204) Op-Ed
No they never have … No, it never has
Augusta (GA) Chronicle (73,561) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias has vexed Americans since colonial days
Charleston (SC) Post and Courier (100,143) Op-Ed
Bias charge ignores realities of media
Boise Sunday Idaho Statesman (83,787) Op-Ed
The media are giving people what they want
La Crosse (WI) Sunday Tribune (41,105) Op-Ed
Perception of bias has vexed Americans since colonial days
Newport (RI) Daily News (11,583) Op-Ed
News outlets are simply going where the greater interest lies
Traverse City (MI) Record-Eagle (27,134) Op-Ed
Perception of media bias an ongoing issue
Moline (IL) Dispatch (38,018) Op-Ed
No, such charges date back to colonial days
Chattanooga Sunday Free Press (114,366) Op-Ed
Perception of favoritism started in colonial days
Kokomo (IN) Sunday Tribune (20,537) Op-Ed
Perception of bias has vexed America since colonial days


 

Magazines:

Newsweek
No Such Thing as An 'Average' Family
Letters

US News & World Report

article | published letter | letter
Blame Poverty Not Single Mothers
Used by John Leo in an article for US News & World Report

Atlantic Monthly
Letter to the editor in response to review

In the Family, The Magazine for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Their Relations, 5 (4)
Do Boys Need Daddies? The Moral Development of Sons of Lesbians
Six Common Questions Straight People Ask About Two-Parent Lesbian Families

 

Online Publications:

Washingtonpost.com
On Balance – The New Dad – In the House and on TV
On Balance – Juggling Work and Family

Chicago Sun Times
Political Mystery: Why am I never in the poll position?
Work and Motherhood – Still Hazy After All These Years

Ogden (UT) Standard.com
Papers’ sad slide into local-lite

HuffingtonPost.com

Dog Series:
Let’s Have a Beer and Talk About Michael Vick
Michael Vick Should Work, but Never Again in the NFL
The Dogs of Destruction
Why Can't Docs Be More Like Dogs?
Dead Dog Waiting
Dogs, Depression and Real Life
Dogs and CEOs
Dogs Don't Lie
Why Dogs Are Better Than Therapy
Iggy We Hardly Knew Ye

There is Fury in the Canine Nation

A Fathers Instruction Manual Series:
Who Is This Man? If You Think You Know Dad, Think Harder
For You and Dad, Opportunity Is What You Make It
Accepting Dad For Who He Is; And Who He's Not

Walking The Line Between Devotion And Direction
Understanding How Dad Affects How You Relate to Men at Work and in Your Life
What Do You Really Want?

Lost and Found Series:
Fathers, Daughters and the Obama Girls
Lost and Found: Why Daughters Are Redefining Fathers
Lost and Found: Don’t Give Up on Dad
Lost and Found: Running the Company Dad Built
Daughters, Dads and Domination
Lost and Found: When Dad Gets Too Close
Lost and Found: When Dad Disappears
Lost and Found: When Dad is Damaged
Lost and Found: Mothers, Daughters and Different Worlds

The End of Normal Series:
The End of Normal
The End of Normal: Is Trust for Suckers?
The End of Normal: Rice’s Reality – Don’t Fix What You can Pretend Isn’t Broken
The End of Normal: The New Simplicity – Real or Reaction?
The End of Normal: Stress is What You Make it

Gay Marriage’s Big Problem
Mom, the Holidays Are a Time to Chill
All Families Don’t Look Alike
Adopting A New Attitude
Next On Bravo…The Woman From Wasilla
The New Father/Daughter Dance: Changing Lessons in Power
Mother Blaming Has to Stop
Mothers and Sons: How Close Is Too Close?
Kids and Recession: Sometimes, You Just Have to Laugh
Gays, Guts and Reality: What Time Is the Right Time to Keep Obama’s Promises?
Health Care Reform and The Awesome Power of Techno-Confusion
Meet the Boss
Men Hit Hard When Jobs Disappear
Gender and the Judge: Sotomayor Encounters a Familiar Bias
When Gay Comes Home
Grandfathers: Stepping into the Lives of Boys
It’s Hard to Debate Feminism When You’re Dodging Bullets
The Buyers’ Market for Role Models
The Supreme Court: Why Women Matter
Pirates, Politics and Performance
There’s a New Dog in Town
There’s Something About Michelle
Obama Everyman: How Much is Too Much?
Now For the Hard Part
The Mystery of the Masters – How Could So Many be So Dumb?
I Approve These Statements
Sorry – I Didn’t Catch the Last Name
Should Obama Have Picked Hillary As His Running Mate?
Women, Listen to Me. John McCain Is Not Your Friend

From Mad Men to McCain
I’ve Heard This Somewhere Before
Joe’s Big Problem
There is Something About Sarah
Palin – Don’t Underestimate the Babe Factor
Big Night for the Republican’s New Alpha Girl. But What Now?

Every country gets the media it wants
China’s Party, America’s Win
Down the Final Stretch – Age versus Race
The High Cost of Low Information
Now Comes The Test
Sexism, Politics and Equal-Opportunity: Media Doesn't Just Pick On The Girls

Sexism in Politics? Shocking!
My Daughter is 16. The World Is Crazy. I’m Looking for Ideas.
Ladies Choice – What Does America Want?
Looking For A Women’s Candidate? Check For Daughters
Don’t Vote Chromosomes: The First Woman Must Be the
Right Woman

Hillary Should Stay in Because She Can
Humbly Submitted: A New Stump Speech for Hillary Clinton
I'm Mad At Everybody - Except My Dogs
Take My Wife, Please: Angst and Ambivalence in the Clinton-Clinton Campaign
America's Pollsters: I'm Standing By to Take Your Call

The Family Meal: Why Moments Speak Louder Than Numbers
Will Hillary Ever Be One of the Cool Kids

Is the Primary Making Me Paranoid?
It’s Not Just What You Say…
In Praise Of The People Behind The Numbers
Millions For Your Mortification
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Mothers, Sons And Mysteries

When Green Gets Sleazy
When Grief Won’t Come
Take My Wife, Please
Improper Construction
The Gaybe Boom
Of Basters and Bias
Home for the Hell Days
When Doctors Don't Listen
15 Months is Plenty of Time to Damage a Country
In Appreciation of FTF (Full-Time Father)
Thomas -2 Says Sexism is Alive and Well in the Workplace
The Truth Will Get You Nowhere
Gasp! Katie Plays Rough
Where Have All The Good Girls Gone?
Work and Motherhood -- still hazy after all these years
Here's to the Happy Couple -- and a 10 Point Bump
Say Goodnight, Karl
Political Science
We Have Met Scooter. And He is Us.
Will Paris Die for Our Sins?
Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
Walk Carefully, Dad. Your Daughter is Watching
What's so Hard to Understand? A Loving Family Has Everything a Child needs -- Loads of Love!
"The Truth Shall Set You Free" -- And Maybe Win a Primary
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Faggots, Macacas and Hos - Oh My!
Love and the Unqualified Daughter
I'm OK; You're A Faggot - Why The Days of Easy Political Division Are Fading Fast
The New F-Word. Why the Big Deal? And Why Now?
Bondage: Can the New Ties Between Father and Daughter Go Too Far?

WomenseNews.org
History Is on Women's Side in the Workplace
Mother’s Day Forecast: I’ll Embrace an Empty Nest
Father-Daughter Bond Enjoys a Growth Spurt
Thanksgiving Tastes Sweet and Sour to U.S. Women
Even Before Election Day Women Can Count Some Wins
Mothers Make a Beautiful Mark on Public Life
Same-Sex Marriage Wars Causing Battle Fatigue
Same-Sex Parents Spring Open Gender Traps
Celebrate Mother-Son Love This Troubled Mothers Day
When Mothers Leave Home
Mothers of Suicide Bombers May Only Defer Grief
2 Palestinians Turned Back from Suicide Missions
This Time, the Brother Is a Sister

ivillage.com
Love and the Unqualified Daughter

singlerose.com
Stay Close to Your Son
Lighten Up this Holiday Season



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Alumbo.com
AMomsLove.com
ChildrensCreativeCottage.com
FamiliesnParenting.com
AdoptionsByGladney.com
HopeNetworkInc.org
iMomNetwork.com
ModernMom.com
TheMomsCafe.net
MomsLobby.com
MomsOfBoys.org
MomToMomChat.com

MyOnlineMagazine.com
MyParentime.com
ParentingWithIntention.ca
ParentingWithJoy.com
SelfGrowth.com
SingleMom.com
TheToddlerTamer.com
WomenOf.com


 

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