Masculinity in Crisis

This study provides a psychological analysis of masculinity, arising from the author's work as a psychotherapist. It argues that many men today find their identity to be devalued, fractured and precarious, and that men are trained to be economically productive, to carry out society's violent tasks and to preserve a stoical, almost autistic, reserve. The author also links the psychological study of gender with that used in feminism, sociology and anthropology, and suggests that inter-disciplinary work on gender would be fruitful.