Men in Therapy: The Challenge of Change (The Guilford Family Therapy)

by Meth Et Al (Author)

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Paperback
1991
$41.94

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

$41.94

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 284
Edition: 1
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 30 Nov 1991
ISBN 10: 0898624851
ISBN 13: 9780898624854

Media Reviews

.,. Meth, Pasick and their group deserve all the more praise for their balanced solidity, practical advice for therapists and adherence to a systemic view of the issues. They have thought about the specific issues therapists face when working with men, they have tried interventions and they have collected their experiences. The reader can sense the conversations the authors had with each other....The reader will find practical guidance and encouraging suggestions regarding the treatment of men....Here is an outstanding beginning that bodes well for future work on overcoming our socially constructed and deeply embedded gender blindness in therapy. -- Child and Family Behavior Therapy
Amidst the women's movement and the children's movement and the concern for the elderly, [the authors] are making a plea for the average guy--the man left behind and bewildered by society's rapid changes, and who is often blamed for a complex and restrictive system that was in place eons before he was born....The popular press, in general, makes fun of the Alan Alda/sensitive males discussions that are pervasive in so many therapeutic environments. Big boys, after all, don't cry....Now, [the authors say] big boys better learn to cry--and laugh and talk about their feelings. -- The Hartford Courant
He works hard, competes hard and takes pride in his logic, emotional detachment, and strength. He's nonplussed when his mate accuses him of being emotionally closed off and unexpressive. Recognize him? He the archtypical male--a figure increasingly beleagered by women's demands that he share more in domestic life, and by his own uneasy feeling that he might be missing something....Freeing men fromnarrowly defined notions of masculinity is the focus of Men in Therapy, -- Ann Arbor News

It will be helpful in understanding a strategy for changing male behavior. --Duncan Smith, Brown University; Course: Representation of Masculin

Author Bio

Richard L. Meth, M.S.W. Director, Center for Marital and Family Therapy, School of Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT .
Robert S. Pasick, PhD Psychologist, family therapist, and consultant at the Ann Arbor Center for the Family. Conducts workshops on Gender Issues in the Workplace.