Author: Olga Silverstein
Secondary Author: Beth Rashbaum
ISBN: 9780670848362
How do we raise our boys to be men? And what do they lose in the process? Can a boy be contaminated by his mother's "femininity"? Has she failed if he isn't macho? Will he be a sissy if she doesn't let go? In The Courage to Raise Good Men, Olga Silverstein, a family therapist, and Beth Rashbaum issue a challenge to the cultural conventions governing mothers and sons. This provocative book shows how all aspects of the culture we live in, from myths to movies, Sigmund Freud to Robert Bly, work together to persuade us that only a father can make a boy a man. Even as we review our roles today, we perpetuate this gender split - boys must achieve, girls must relate - leaving men with mixed messages and mothers guiltily afraid to communicate their love. Drawing on case histories from her clinical practice and her own life, Silverstein shows that results are "lost boys, lonely men, lousy marriages, midlife crises", and sons who need wilderness weekends to open their hearts. Silverstein questio
Publisher: Viking Press
Publish Date: 1994-04-01
Subjects: Boys Psychology, Boys/ Psychology, Boys, Child rearing, Masculinity (Psychology), Masculinity, Men Psychology, Men/ Psychology, Men, Mothers and sons, Psychology, Teenage boys, Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood, Family & Relationships / Parenting / General, Psychology / Developmental / Child, Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, Social Science / Men's Studies, Social Science / Children's Studies
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