<p>James Dobson does it again: he wrote another book that makes me want to crawl out of my skin and die. The hits really don't stop coming, huh. This time, we are reading the toxic sludge known as "Bringing Up Girls". This is the start of a series about Purity Culture, the Evangelical philosophy that says holding hands is basically the same as having an affair (and both will earn you a scarlet A). Hold on to your lunches because this gets downright disgusting.</p><br><p>References:</p><p><a href="https://opentextbooks.clemson.edu/hlth4150spring2020/chapter/prevalence-of-eating-disorders-in-men-vs-women/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“An Ecological Approach to Obesity and Eating Disorders. Chapter 10: Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Men versus Women.”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.frc.org/randy-wilson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Randy Wilson’s Page on the FRC website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/BD7A295EB6F4460E872573F5005D0148?open&file=200_enr.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Colorado law Dobson misconstrues so he can fear-monger about queer people</a></p><p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/family-media-commitment/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FotF Media Commitment (previously Covenant)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/abstinence-only-education-failure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Abstinence Only Education suuuuucks</a></p><p>Dobson’s challenge</p><ul><li>Legkauskas, V., & Stankevičienė, D. (2009). Premarital sex and marital satisfaction of middle aged men and women: a study of married Lithuanian couples. <em>Sex Roles</em>, <em>60</em>, 21-32.</li><li>Legkauskas, V., & Jakovlevaitė, V. (2005). Rizikingo seksualinio studentų elgesio ir jų psichosocialinių savybių ryšys [Relationship between risky sex behaviors and psychosocial characteristics of students]. Psichologija, 32,35–46.</li><li>Rochlen, A. B., McKelley, R. A., Suizzo, M. A., & Scaringi, V. (2008). Predictors of relationship satisfaction, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction among stay-at-home fathers. <em>Psychology of Men & Masculinity</em>, <em>9</em>(1), 17.</li><li>Levenson, R. W., & Gottman, J. M. (1985). Physiological and affective predictors of change in relationship satisfaction. <em>Journal of personality and social psychology</em>, <em>49</em>(1), 85.</li><li>DeClaire, J., & Gottman, J. M. (2001). <em>The relationship cure: A five-step guide for building better connections with family, friends, and lovers</em>. Crown Publishers.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</p><p>https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter</p><p>License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S</p><br><hr><p> Hosted on Acast. See <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>