The Problem with Men: Insights on Overcoming a Traumatic Childhood from a World-Renowned Psychologist
Why do men commit acts of violence, struggle to talk about their emotions, misuse their power, or take risks with their health? The Problem with Men offers a surprising answer. Dr. Ron Levant, a world-renowned psychologist, has spent his career trying to understand men like his abusive father as well as his own perplexing behavior. Using his lived experience as the backdrop, Levant takes readers on a gripping and, at times, heartbreaking journey of discovery, providing a rare front-seat glimpse at acid tests, threesomes, communes, state psychiatric institutions, jails, encounter groups, therapy sessions, wayward youth programs, fatherhood courses, and Berkeley protest movements. With grace, honesty, and insight, Dr. Levant reveals his own struggles to overcome his upbringing and become a better man in his quest to help readers understand the societal forces that shape men for the better—and the worse.
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Dr. Ronald F. Levant is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Akron and past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Levant is one of the key people responsible for creating the new field of the psychology of men and masculinities, and his work led to the phrase “toxic masculinity.” The Elsevier-Stanford University database ranks him among the top 2 percent of scientists in the world.