The male in analysis : psychoanalytic and cultural perspectives / edited by Anastasios Gaitanidis.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Gaitanidis, Anastasios.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Masculinity.
• Men--Identity.
• Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

vii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

• Are men undergoing an identity crisis? Are we working with outdated models of masculinity? This pioneering text examines the contradictions, complexities and multiplicities of contemporary masculinity, inviting the reader to explore and critique existing psychoanalytic and cultural assumptions.
• Drawing on a range of psychoanalytic theory, from Freud and Lacan to Benjamin and Domenici, the book's contributors:
• Review existing representations of masculinity and propose new ways of conceptualizing the "male position";
• Illuminate theory with examples and research experiences;
• Explore forms of masculinity often underrepresented in psychoanalytic literature, such as fatherhood, male role models and the emotional lives of men.
• This is an invaluable advanced level text for trainee and experienced therapists interested in the issues posed by men and masculinity, as well as for those working in the fields of social theory and gender studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

• 1 Locating the Male within the Psychoanalytic Tradition / Tessa Adams Adams, Tessa 9
• 2 Wrestling with Male(ness): Deconstructing the Virtual Macho World in Psychoanalysis and Culture / Martin Stanton Stanton, Martin 22
• 3 The Myth of Latency and the Construction of Boyhood / Tessa Adams Adams, Tessa 38
• 4 Narcissism, Mourning and the 'Masculine' Drive / Anastasios Gaitanidis Gaitanidis, Anastasios 53
• 5 The Phantom of the Primal Father / Anastasios Gaitanidis Gaitanidis, Anastasios 66
• 6 On Men's Friendships with Other Men / Larry O'CarroIl O'CarroIl, Larry 79
• 7 Deconstructing the Homosexual-Heterosexual Divide / Larry O'CarroIl O'CarroIl, Larry 93
• 8 The Fear of Male Humiliation / Tessa Adams Adams, Tessa 109
• 9 Achieving Our Country: Ethnic Difference and White Men's Racism / Larry O'CarroIl O'CarroIl, Larry 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-142) and index.

ISBN:

• 9781403947390
• 1403947392

OCLC:

773365934