Ordinary heroes : a future for men / Michael Hardiman.
By: Hardiman, Michael
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Newleaf, 2000Description: xi, 238 p. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0717129349.Subject(s): Men -- Psychology | MasculinityDDC classification: 305.31 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.31 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077817 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ordinary Heroes offers understanding and guidance to men who wish to make the changes necessary for a better, healthier future, for themselves and society.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238).
Part one: Formative influences in becoming a man -- The making of a man -- The shaping of manhood -- The ties that bind -- Part two: The legacy: damaged men and redundant heroes -- Dysfunctional relationship to the self -- Isolation from other men -- Dysfunctional relationship to work -- Impoverished relationships with women -- Inadequate skills for fatherhood -- Imbalanced men -- Part three: Towards healthy masculinity -- Getting ready for change -- The care of the soul -- Purpose in life -- Deepening friendship -- Imtimacy and sexuality -- Rebuilding fatherhood -- Further reflections and conclusion.