Masculinity in Crisis: Myths, Fantasies and Realities

ISBN-13: 9780333593233 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 210 str.

R. Horrocks

Opis

This study provides a psychological analysis of masculinity. It argues that many men today find their identity to be devalued, fractured and precarious, and that men are trained to be economically productive, to carry out society's violent tasks and to preserve a stoical, almost autistic, reserve.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Introductions Exploring Gender Power and Powerlessness Gender and Patriarchy The First Woman The Fragile Male Male Autism Rippers, Muggers, Soldiers Male Images and Stereotypes Growing Up Conclusions Appendix: Films Cited Notes Index

O autorze

ROGER HORROCKS was formerly a Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Hertfordshire. He also carried out research into aphasia, metaphoric language and schizophrenic language. He then became a psychotherapist, working in London, where his work with men and women has focused on the 'false self' demanded by family and social pressures, as opposed to the authenticity that individuals crave and need.