Wounded Male - Softcover

Steven Farmer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345374320 ISBN 13: 9780345374325

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1992

Synopsis

Modern men are wounded by historical and cultural developments as well as by specific family problems. Traditional masculinity is a straitjacket that forces men to repress all their emotions under an "I-can-handle-it" facade -- a facade that enourages men to become emotionally numb, unable to feel joy as well as sadness. But men don't have to live this way.
THE WOUNDED MALE describes the sources and consequences of the many wounds men receive from society and family, including the "father wound" (how the physical or emotional absence of a father or a father-as-rigid-disciplinarian can profoundly affect a growing boy) and the "mother wound" (which is rooted in the extremes of too much mothering -- engulfing -- or too little mothering -- abandoning). Farmer personalizes his analysis with examples from his own life and the lives of other men. He shows that healing the wounds of manhood is not a one-shot deal, but a long, slow journey of self-discovery. Whether you are just setting out on that journey or wish to travel farther and deeper, you will find THE WOUNDED MALE an indispensable companion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0345374320
• ISBN 13: 9780345374325
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222