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Men's gender role conflict : psychological costs, consequences, and an agenda for change /

"Men's gender role conflict is a psychological state in which restrictive definitions of masculinity limit men's well-being and human potential. Gender role conflict (GRC) doesn't just harm boys and men, but also girls and women, transgendered people, and society at large. Extens...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Neil, James M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2015.
Subjects:
Men > Psychology.
Masculinity.
Sex role.
Men > psychology.
Gender Identity.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • An overview of gender role conflict and its history
  • A call to expand the psychology of men
  • My personal gender role journey with the gender role conflict research program
  • The theoretical foundations of gender role conflict
  • New contextual paradigms for gender role conflict theory, research, and practice
  • Scale development and measurement in the gender role conflict research program
  • A developmental model of masculinity : gender role transitions and men's psychosocial growth
  • Empirical research on gender role conflict in boys and men
  • Contextual aspects of diverse men's gender role conflict : multiculturalism, oppression, and social justice perspectives
  • Summary of the gender role conflict research program
  • Four contextual paradigms for gender role conflict research
  • Practical applications for gender role conflict in therapy and preventative programs
  • Therapeutic assessment of gender role conflict in counseling and psychotherapy
  • Gender role journey therapy with men
  • Using gender role journey therapy : the case study of Thomas
  • A call to action : future directions in confronting gender role conflict
  • Theoretical and empirical justification for psychoeducational programming for boys and men
  • Prevention of gender role conflict using psychoeducation: three evaluated interventions
  • Call to action revisited : contextual summary and more personal reflections.