Readers, whether students or lecturers, will also benefit from the inclusion of our companion Wiley website containing additional resources to support the development of knowledge and understanding male psychology. What are the best ways of identifying and meeting the psychological needs of men and boys? How can we un-distort our understanding of men and masculinity? If there are more similarities than differences between men and women, does that mean the differences are unimportant? In turn this helps us ask some important questions such as: The ways in which the mental health and other needs of men and boys are routinely overlooked How bias in research has led to a distorted view of the psychology of men and boys Why there are controversies around sex differences research
This book will also help readers to better understand some key issues such as: This book puts forward a balanced perspective that has been missing from academic and media narratives around topics such as child development, education, sport and exercise, the workplace, crime, the military, health and wellbeing, mental health, therapy masculinity and sex differences and considers the role that evolution, biology, and culture play in shaping male behaviour. In Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction, two of the most prominent authors in this new field, Louise Liddon and John Barry, introduce and deliver an insightful exploration of some of today's most hotly contested issues regarding men and masculinity. Male psychology moves us towards a more scientific and balanced understanding of the psychology of men and of boys, drawing on a range of perspectives, and away from an overreliance on social constructionism and preoccupations with notions such as patriarchy and privilege, too often seen in the narrative about men. Male psychology is a new field within the discipline of psychology, which focuses on men and boys. About This Book Discover a balanced perspective on men's psychology in this accessible new resource
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