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Psychoanalysis and contemporary American men : gender identity in a time of uncertainty

Title
Psychoanalysis and contemporary American men : gender identity in a time of uncertainty / Steven Seidman and Alan Frank.
Author
Seidman, Steven
Publication
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Book/textUse in library JFE 19-3524Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Additional Authors
Frank, Alan (Psychoanalyst)
Series Statement
Relational perspectives book series
Uniform Title
Relational perspectives book series.
Subject
  • Men > United States > Identity
  • Masculinity > United States
  • Men > Sexual behavior > United States
  • Psychoanalysis
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Call Number
JFE 19-3524
ISBN
  • 9781138328501
  • 1138328502
  • 9781138328518
  • 1138328510
  • 9780429448638 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • 2018031094
  • 40028737969
OCLC
1057242653
Author
Seidman, Steven, author.
Title
Psychoanalysis and contemporary American men : gender identity in a time of uncertainty / Steven Seidman and Alan Frank.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Description
xv, 260 pages ; 24 cm.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Relational perspectives book series
Relational perspectives book series.
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.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Frank, Alan (Psychoanalyst), author.
Other Form:
Online version: Seidman, Steven, author. Psychoanalysis and contemporary American men Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 9780429448638 (DLC) 2018049744
Other Standard Identifier
40028737969
Research Call Number
JFE 19-3524
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