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Men and Their Dogs - A New Understanding of Man's Best Friend (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Men and Their Dogs - A New Understanding of Man's Best Friend (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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The healing power of the bond between men and dogs is explored in
this unique book. Three important themes emerge: attachment, loss,
and continued bonds with canine companions for males across the
life span and from various contextual backgrounds. The contributors
replace common assumptions with needed context pertaining to men's
emotions and relationships, starting with the impact of gender
norms on attachment, and including robust data on how canine
companionship may counter Western culture socialization. The
chapters engage readers with details pertaining to ways in which
dogs help men develop stable, caring relationships, process
feelings, and cope with stress - within a variety of environments
including home, school and treatment programs for veterans,
prisoners, and youth. The book also address men's loss of companion
animals, and the need for building new ways of sustaining the
memory and meaning of the bond in males' lives, referred to as a
"continuing bond." From these various vantage points, therapeutic
insights and relevant findings bring a new depth of understanding
to this compelling topic. Included in the coverage: Masculine
gender role conflict theory, research, and practice: implications
for understanding the human-animal bond in males' lives. At-risk
youth and at-risk dogs helping one another. An examination of
human-animal interaction as an outlet for healthy masculinity in
prison. Exploring how the human-animal bond affects men's
relational capacity to make and sustain meaningful attachment bonds
with both human and animal companions .<
Older adults and companion animals: physical and psychological
benefits of the bond. Continuing the bonds with animal companions:
implications for men grieving the loss of a dog. Probing the deeper
concepts behind "man's best friend," Men and Their Dogs provides a
rich clinical understanding of this timeless bond, and should be of
special interest to health psychologists, clinical psychologists,
academicians, social workers, nurses, counselors, life coaches and
dog lovers.
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