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Jon Tyson on the five developmental shifts that boys must make to become men: from self to others, from victim to agent, from consumption to creation, from safety to risk, and from passivity to purpose.
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Tyson argues that the critical shift from boyhood to manhood is the shift from self-focus to responsibility for others. Boys ask 'what do I want?' Men ask 'what does this situation require of me?'
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Modern society has eliminated rites of passage — and boys suffer without clear markers of maturity
Tyson argues that traditional cultures had clear rituals marking the transition from boy to man. Modern culture eliminated these without replacement, leaving boys without a roadmap to adulthood.