What eleven- to thirteen-year-old boys fear is passivity of any kind. When they do act passively we can be fairly certain that it is an act of aggression designed to torment a parent or teacher.... Mischief at best, violence at worst is the boy's proclamation of masculinity.

Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood (ed. Touchstone Books, 1995) - ISBN: 9780684800622