In a Time of Fallen Heroes: The Re-Creation of Masculinity.

Pollack, William S. and R. William Betcher:

ISBN 10: 089862844X / ISBN 13: 9780898628449

Published by Guilford Press, 1994

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288 Seiten Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 505.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In a Time of Fallen Heroes: The Re-Creation of Masculinity.
• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 089862844X
• ISBN 13: 9780898628449
• Binding: Broschiert
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 505 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

"We live in a time of fallen heroes. The monuments built of men, by men, and for men have tumbled." With these simple but compelling statements, Doctors William Betcher and William Pollack open their searching and provocative inquiry into the nature of masculinity, challenging traditional notions of what it means to be a man. They begin with - indeed, take inspiration from - the ground-breaking work of women writers and scholars of the past three decades who have articulated a new psychology of women. ("If it turns out the Garden of Eden was not such a beautiful place for women," they write, "then perhaps it wasn't heaven for men either.") Drawing on their own clinical practices and research, the extensive professional literature, and a subtle interpretation of some classical myths (most importantly, the stories of Oedipus, Achilles, and Odysseus), these two Harvard Medical School clinicians give us a clear and persuasive portrait of men's true inner needs and desires. In doing so, they cast new light on such fundamental issues as solitude, authority, work, sex, violence, friendship, sports, and fathering. All this is presented without rancor, bluster, or a false sense of correctness. Rather than merely championing masculinity, the authors should inspire men's self-respect and foster a greater understanding by women of men's special voice.

About the Author

R. William Betcher, Ph.D., M.D.«MDNM», is Assistant Attending Psychiatrist at McLean Hospital and Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. A board-certified psychiatrist, he has also received a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and has written extensively about couple relationships.

«MDBO»William S. Pollack, Ph.D.«MDNM», is Associate Psychologist and Director of Continuing Education for Psychology at McLean Hospital, and serves on the medical staff of Massachusetts General Hospital and the faculty of Harvard Medical School. President of the Massachusetts Psychological Association and a principal in the psychological consulting firm Spectrum, O.E.D., Inc., in Brookline, Massachusetts, he has researched, written, and lectured widely on the psychology of men, and is a founding member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity.