Men in Relationships: A New Look from a Life Course Perspective (SPRINGER SERIES: FOCUS ON MEN) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826136052 ISBN 13: 9780826136053

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2006

Synopsis

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For the first time, experts in the areas of psychology, masculinities, social psychology, personal relationships, communication, gender studies, and clinical psychology offer their collective views on the interpersonal relationships of men.

From relationships men have with their wives to relationships men have with their brothers and friends, this dynamic presentation offers a unique perspective and explores diverse points of life with a focus on middle to old age. Engaging commentary provides useful overviews of traditional and current topics including:

• The Dilemma of Masculinity in Culture
• The Married Man's Vulnerability at Midlife
• Masculinity and Men's Romantic and Sexual Relationships
• Men's Friendships
• The Fathers' Involvement With Adult Children
• Closeness and Affection in Father-Son Relationships
• Gender Differences in Negative Social Exchanges
• Men's Relationships

An excellent reference for clinical and counseling psychologists, gerontologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, as well as students.

About this title

About the Author

Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the Univesity of Indianapolis. She received her doctorate from Rutgers University in Life Span Developmental Psychology. She recently completed a 20-year longitudinal study on adult siblings. Her research appears in the International Journal of Aging ad Human Development, Journal of Gerontology, American Behavioral Scientist, Family Issues, Family Relations, Generations, and The Encyclopedia of Aging. A fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the American Psychological Association, she has contributed numerous chapters to edited volumes, edited two special issues of journals, and co-edited the Handbook on Aging and the Family, with Rosemary Blieszner.

Barbara Formaniak Turner, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Gerontology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She received her doctorate from the University of Chicago's Committee on Human Development in Adult Development and Aging. A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Gerontological Society of America, her research interests and publications focus on the intersection of gender and aging, especially in personality. Publications include Women Growing Older: Psychological Perspectives (1994, co-edited with Lillian E. Troll. A major current research focus is her Boston Gender Study of 237 men and 249 women diverse in age, race, class, and family status.

Review

"This book is a much needed discussion of the functioning of men as husbands, fathers, brothers, coworkers and friends. It provides essential understandings of men's actual relationships and corrects the too frequent disparagement of men for their seeming indifference to issues of intimacy. It is both authoritative and accessible, and interesting throughout. I strongly recommend it not only to professionals and students in social psychology and sociology, but to women who want to understand the concerns, behaviors, and experiences of the men in their lives and to men who want to better understand themselves."
Robert S. Weiss, Author: Staying the Course: The Emotional and Social Lives of Men Who Have Done Well at Work, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0826136052
• ISBN 13: 9780826136053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Bedford PhD Victoria, Turner PhD Barbara