Sexual Difference Masculinity and Psychoanalysis
Sexual Difference Masculinity and Psychoanalysis by Stephen Frosh, published by Taylor & Francis in 1994, offers a critical exploration of psychoanalytic theories surrounding sexual difference. This edition spans 153 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into how masculinity is articulated within both theoretical frameworks and practical applications, drawing from the author’s experiences in professional practice.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the language and structure of psychoanalysis, highlighting inherent gender assumptions. The text employs both Kleinian and Lacanian perspectives to analyze sexual difference, while also addressing the implications for treating sexual violence and child sexual abuse. This work is relevant for trainees and professionals in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, psychology, and social work, as well as those interested in the dynamics of masculinity and femininity.
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Sexual Difference is a critical exploration of psychoanalytic theories of sexual difference. In particular it explores the way in which masculinity is expressed in theory and practice. Developing from the unsettling impact of these issues on the author’s own professional practice, Stephen Frosh examines how the very language and structure of psychoanalysis are loaded with assumptions about gender.
Employing both Kleinian and Lacanian theoretical perspectives this book critically examines these approacheds to sexial difference. In addition, it discusses the application of these issues in the practice of treating sexual violence and in cases of child secual abuse.
Sexual Difference will be of value to all trainees and professionals in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, psychology and social work, as well as all those with an interest in `masculinity’, `femininity’ and their effects.
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