Part I: Frameworks for Understanding Men
1. Introduction
Describing Masculinities
Stereotypes and Reality
Beware the "Turkey Theory"
Consequences of Masculine Gender Roles
Contexts for the Study of Masculinity
Goals for Students
The Organization of This Book
2. Models for Understanding Masculinity
Roles and Gender Roles
Functions of Gender Roles
Sexism
Sex Comparison
Models of Masculinity and Femininity
Measuring Gender Roles
Part II: Personality Theory and Male Development
3. Biologically-Based Theoretical Perspectives on Males and
Gender
Evolution and Sociobiology: Sex on the Brain
The Child Inside the Man: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
Identifying with Mom: Ego Psychology and Masculinity
8. It Never Lies, and It Never Lies Still: Emotion and Masculinity
Sex and Gender Differences in Emotional Expression
Origins of Restrictive Emotionality
Consequences of Restrictive Emotionality
Toward Solutions
9. Surviving and Thriving: Men and Physical Health
Sex Differences in Longevity
Sex Differences in Disease
Other Causes of Death
Why are Men's Lives Shorter than Women's?
Biogenic Explanations
Psychogenic Explanations
10. Men at Work: Jobs, Careers, and Masculinity
A History of Work and the Sexes
Net Worth Equals Self Worth: The Socialization to Work
Working in the Modern World
Sexual Harassment
Male-Female Relationships in Dual-Earner Homes
11. Pleasure and Performance: Male Sexuality
Sexuality and Physical Development
Sexuality and Masculinity
Male Sexual Issues
Sexual Problems
12. Boys will be Boys: Men and Violence
Origins of Male Violence
Domestic Violence
Rape and Other Sexual Assault
Male Victims and Survivors
13. No Man is an Island: Men in Relationships with Others
Male Social Development
One of the Boys: Male-Male Friendships
"Cross-Cultural" Interactions: Men with Women
Sons and Fathers
14. Coping in a Difficult World: Men and Mental Health
Defining Mental Health
Men, Masculinity, and Mental Disorders
Mental Health Issues for Men
Counseling and Psychotherapy with Men
Men's Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Psychological Services for Men
15. Struggles and Changes: New Perspectives on Masculinity
Versions of Men's Reality