To Be a Man

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PSYCHOLOGY/MEN'S STUDIES

A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS READER
What Does It Mean to Be a Man, to Live with a Deep Awareness of a Masculine Sense of Self?
This question Hes at the root of the eighty-nine essays that compose this book. Together they make up a Uvely exploration of the confusing roles and contradictory feelings that many men experience today.
The question also fuels the men's movement and the hundreds of workshops around the country that are drawing men to examine their identities and their purpose.
Editor Keith Thompson, a journalist whose seminal interview with poet Robert Bly on "what men really want" helped to launch the men's movement, and his carefully selected contributors propose no simple answers, no formulas for how to find the deep masculine. Rather, they suggest that there are many masculinities-multiple ways to be a man and uncover male depth.
This collection of stirring essays looks at a wide range of topics: ¦ male competition, fear, anger, and grief ¦... Tovább

Fülszöveg

PSYCHOLOGY/MEN'S STUDIES

A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS READER
What Does It Mean to Be a Man, to Live with a Deep Awareness of a Masculine Sense of Self?
This question Hes at the root of the eighty-nine essays that compose this book. Together they make up a Uvely exploration of the confusing roles and contradictory feelings that many men experience today.
The question also fuels the men's movement and the hundreds of workshops around the country that are drawing men to examine their identities and their purpose.
Editor Keith Thompson, a journalist whose seminal interview with poet Robert Bly on "what men really want" helped to launch the men's movement, and his carefully selected contributors propose no simple answers, no formulas for how to find the deep masculine. Rather, they suggest that there are many masculinities-multiple ways to be a man and uncover male depth.
This collection of stirring essays looks at a wide range of topics: ¦ male competition, fear, anger, and grief ¦ mascuUne sexuality and desire ¦ male rites of passage ¦ loving, losing, and leaving women ¦ the changing roles of fathers and sons ¦ the meaning of success, work, and the creative spirit ¦ the value of keeping male company ¦ the fears and rewards of growing older ¦ and many more topics that are pertinent to daily life.
This timely collection, filled with insight, poetry, literature, and wisdom, can serve as an indispensable map for the new male who seeks core mascuUne values that bring honor, respect, sensitivity, and fulfillment.
Cover design by Susan Shankin Published by Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.
Distributed by St. Martin's Press
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