Between Mothers and Sons: The Making of Vital and Loving Men - Hardcover

Bassoff, Evelyn S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525938338 ISBN 13: 9780525938330

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1994

Synopsis

A popular psychologist-columnist offers special insights into the complexities of the mother-son relationship, discussing how to raise loving men in a violent world, the role of a father in a son's life, dealing with sexuality, and much more. Tour.

About this title

About the Author:

Evelyn S. Bassoff, Ph.D. is adjunct associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Colorado.

From Library Journal:

Clinical psychologist Bassoff, a Parents' Magazine columnist and author of two books on mother/daughter relations (most recently, Mothers Ourselves: Help and Healing for Adult Daughters, Dutton, 1992), focuses here on the less studied but equally complex relationships that exist between mothers and sons. Bassoff blends anecdotes and literary examples with the latest theoretical research. She presents a clear and accessible discussion of various mother/son situations, including those involving two-parent families, single mothers, stepmothers, and mothers of gay sons. Throughout, the author encourages mothers to accept and enjoy the differences of gender that they will inevitably encounter and stresses the importance of providing sons with strong male figures. Despite her slight tendency to generalize about what is characteristically "male" or "female," Bassoff has written a book that mothers of boys, young and old, will want to read: for insights, for affirmation, and for joy. Recommended for public library parenting collections.
Linda Cullum, Lake Superior State Univ. Lib., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0525938338
• ISBN 13: 9780525938330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272