Rethinking the Psychoanalysis of Masculinity - From Toxic to Seminal

Drawing on a broad range of psychoanalytic, cultural and social influences, the author examines the concept of toxic masculinity for how it brings into focus a widespread anxiety about toxicity throughout daily life: in nature, society and personal relationships. Aggressive, misogynistic masculinity has become a major topic in recent years, spreading throughout popular culture, the media and research. Often called 'phallic', it simmers in everyday life and hits the headlines for turning florid and violent in maintaining its dominance, especially towards women. But at the extreme, phallic masculinity has recently crystallized in a very different form, as toxic masculinity; and 'toxic' has become the near-universal epithet for all forms of extreme destructiveness in a 'toxic culture'. It has brought into focus, and named as masculine, an anxiety over a toxicity in every corner of everyday life. Exploring toxic masculinity in depth brings out a misogynistic current that pervades individual and social realms, but also throws a sharp light on normal masculinity. By elaborating the roots of this toxicity, Figlio is able to draw out a different, more positive alternative for masculinity, with particular reference to the underlying fears around fertility and the seminal. With a strong research and clinical base, this book is essential reading for all psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, and cultural and social theorists interested in exploring concepts of masculinity.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2023
Authors:	Karl Figlio
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-259465-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-259465-9
Barcode:	9781032594651

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