Psychoanalysis and contemporary American men : gender identity in a time of uncertainty / Steven Seidman and Alan Frank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seidman, Steven, author.

Frank, Alan (Psychoanalyst), author.

Series:

Relational perspectives book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--United States--Identity.

Men.

Masculinity--United States.

Masculinity.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

United States.

Men--Sexual behavior--United States.

Men--Sexual behavior.

Psychoanalysis.

Men--Identity.

Physical Description:

xv, 260 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"Debate over gender and especially the lives of men is currently at a fever pitch, particularly in the United States. New perspectives that capture the complexity of men and this rapidly changing gender landscape are therefore critical today. Psychoanalysis and Contemporary American Men challenges narrow stereotyped views of men by arguing that men are as complex and layered as women. In the light of the recent #MeToo movement, stereotypes of men are being recycled. While aligned with the spirit of this movement, the authors worry that negative stereotypes of men are being perpetrated at the very time that men are re-negotiating their gender experience. The authors present a critical non-heteronormative perspective addressing current gender transformations. Although the lives of men are changing, the stories that dominate the public sphere often represent them as narrowly phallic--controlling, detached, sexist, and homophobic. Seidman and Frank offer a counter point: men are also "guardians" driven to be useful and to do good, to live valued and purposeful lives. They argue that men are not only driven by a will to power but by an ethically-minded, relationally-oriented sense of responsibility to care for others, whether partners, children, or fellow citizens"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Gender uncertainty in 21st century America: psychoanalysis widens the conversation

Straight families making straight boys: phallic and relational threads in boys' early lives

Gay boyhoods and fathers: the gay Oedipus and beyond

Authenticity: men's struggle to live an ethical life

Between abjection and the ecstatic: the erotic lives of men

Intimate knots: the unconscious dynamics of intimacies

Afterword: a transsituated perspective on bodies and genders.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Seidman, Steven, author. Psychoanalysis and contemporary American men

ISBN:

9781138328501

1138328502

9781138328518

1138328510

OCLC:

1057242653