[Dg] Difference between Boy and Man Psychology

[Jim Poltrone]

This was copied from the website of the 
<http://www.pathwaysfoundation.com.au//AboutUsPhilosophy.aspx#>Pathways 
Foundation; a group in Australia initiating boys to men.
(URL: http://www.pathwaysfoundation.com.au//AboutUsPhilosophy.aspx)

I believe this is a direction that Delta Chi can and should progress in the 
coming years.  We may be a brotherhood of college and university *men*, but 
it's not clear what it means to be a man in today's society.

-Jim Poltrone
Buffalo '88

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Difference between Boy and Man Psychology

Boy Psychology:
    * I seek acknowledgment
    * I want it all for me
    * Power is for my benefit
    * I am the centre of the universe
    * I believe I am immortal
    * I take no responsibility for my actions
    * I want a mother

Healthy Man Psychology
    * I seek that which I believe in
    * I share with my community
    * Power is for the good of all
    * I am just part of the universe
    * I know I am mortal
    * I take full responsibility for my actions
    * I want relationship with a woman

The shift from boy to man psychology is not one that occurs naturally. The 
difference in the two are so fundamental that a significant event is 
required for this to happen. It is the role of the elders within the 
community to create such an event or there is a risk that boy psychology 
will persist into adulthood.