The Evolving Psychoanalytic Vision of Boyhood(s) and Masculinity(ies)

摘要: Over the course of past century, dominant psychoanalytic paradigm for understanding boyhood and male gender identity development has been grounded in two complementary visions: Freud's original formulations and, later, propositions Ralph Greenson Robert Stoller. Each those visions, history suggests, contain a certain harshness, rigidity, fixity about roles can even be seen as supporting an unhealthy bifurcation between female. In last generation scholarship, viable alternative vision "boys becoming men"- what I term "post-structuralist view"- emerged increasingly gained structure, definition, traction. this paper, identify some important elements that evolving (still very much work progress), review briefly three robust areas current post-structural focus, consider differences present conceptualizations. While not ignoring pathology dysfunction, also gives voice to health function, variation differentiation, creation construction, "more life"; it reclamation positive celebration infinite hope, promise, possibility all is boys boyhood. Keywords: POST-STRUCTURAL PSYCHOANALYTIC VISION, DISIDENTIFICATION, PARENTAL ALLIANCE, FAMILY MALE GENDER IDENTITY, BOYS AND BOYHOOD If theories on female reveal lack, currently considered case most orthodox circles, would logically follow his may divulge different, yet equally problematic inadequacies" '(italics original; Christiansen, 1996, p. 97). The contemporary boyhood, men, masculinity bears little resemblance Freudian set forth approximately century ago. What we see today far more fluid, flexible developmental conceptualization which attempts give complexity, possibility, manifold socio cultural forces affect construction (Corbett, 2009; Person, Reis & Grossmark, 2009). classical view its adherents, now but one open, system thought how begin form, shape, knit together, congeal their own means "man" today's world (Lieberman, 2006; Pollack, 1995a). traditional phallo centric (even misogynistic; Fogel, 2006) perspective theory repeatedly challenged (e.g., Chodorow, 1989, 1994; Diamond, Fast, 1990; 1986), found lacking explanatory power (and female) (Fast, 1984; calls new have made (Diamond, 2004a, 2004b; 1995b). century's writings were heavily dominated by 2009), become less so since mid-1980s, many ways, era dawned quest better completely understand process experience masculinity, men. Although exist (see Tyson Tyson, 1990), particular perspectives seem over approximate hundred year period explain development: (Freud, 1923 a/1 960, 1923b/1959), GreensonStoller (Greenson, 1966, 1968; Stoller, 1964, 1965), contemporary, post-structuralist 2001a, 2001b, 2004b, 2006, 2007, 1990, 1999; 1995a, 1995b), informed efforts (1) socially influenced constructed, (2) fully incorporate influences into our understandings formation process, (3) examine richness offered alternate viewpoints (e. …