The forgotten man : understanding the male psyche
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The forgotten man : understanding the male psyche
Haworth Press, c1987
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"Has also been published as Current issues in psychoanalytic practice, volume 3, numbers 2/3/4, summer/fall/winter 1986"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 351-354
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Description
In the preface of this new book, Dr. Fine states, "In the extensive literature on human and sexual liberation, there is a startling omission--the psychology of man." In response to this enormous oversight, Dr. Fine has written The Forgotten Man, an important book that clearly demonstrates how many dimensions of the male's psychic structure and psychodynamics have either been neglected and/or misunderstood by many psychoanalytically oriented clinicians. As a result, professionals of all persuasions and non-professionals have "forgotten" about many of the male's dilemmas and stresses. This frank, controversial, sometimes startling book covers the topics of sexuality, aggression, social roles, and love as they influence the development of the male psyche. Dr. Fine, a world-renowned psychologist comments on man's loves and hates; his sexual desires, practices, and conflicts; his problems with aggression; his anxieties, trials, and tribulations with women; and his difficulties in maturing.In addition to his brilliant theoretical formulations, Dr. Fine provides us with penetrating analyses of men from all walks of life--politicians, businessmen, psychologists, athletes, and many more. He shows us healthy men, ill men, loving men, hateful men, those who are too uptight and those who are too loose, winners and losers.Thorough scholarship and detailed research distinguish this landmark volume. Readable, insightful, and desperately needed, The Forgotten Man tells of the rocky roads to manhood and fatherhood, the myths about men promulgated by the women's movement, and the relationship between aggression and sexual performance. The book contains references, chapter notes, and discussions by 10 recognized critics that alone cover 54 pages.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
Preface
Introduction: The Durable Figleaf
Part I: Sexuality
From Mama's Little Boy to Father's Rival
Don Juan's Exploits: The Man Behind the Mask
The Sexually Inadequate Man: Impotence, Premature Ejaculation, and Homosexuality
The Masculine Ideal and the Analytic Ideal
Far From Ideal: Typical Marital Conflicts
The Man's Response to Women's Liberation
Part II: Aggression
Trained to Fight
The Powerful Can Be Ruthless
Successful Men Suffer
Narcissistic Men Are Lonely
Criminals Die Young
The Average Man
Part III: Social Role
The Politician: Leader or Power-Seeker
Business Is Business
The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Creative Man
Generals Die in Bed
The Searching Intellectuals
Men Who Help: Therapists and Priests
Part IV: Man: Victim or Persecutor?
Love Is the Answer
References
Notes
Part V: Ten Discussion Papers
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