I would like to introduce you to a new book The Problem with Men: Insights into Overcoming a Traumatic Childhood from a World-Renowned Psychologist written by Dr. Ronald F. Levant. I received in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and you make a purchase I will make a small percentage off the products you purchase.
I loved how the Author took the time to share about his life and the things he has had to face. Having the book has helped me understand my husband more. I will be sharing the book with my son as well because he also has deal with bullying in the past.
I believe anyone who takes the time to read The Problem with Men: Insights into Overcoming a Traumatic Childhood from a World-Renowned Psychologist will learn from the story and both men and women should read the book and share it with there friends and family.
About the Book:
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.
In today’s politically charged atmosphere, is masculinity on the ballot? The preeminent pioneer in the psychology of men and masculinity, Dr. Ronald F. Levant, a professor and former president of the American Psychological Association, has devoted over 40 years of his career to studying masculinity. In his new memoir, The Problem with Men, Levant delves into how masculinity has impacted and complicated the workplace, the home, and politics—here and around the world.
AKRON, Ohio — Why are some men so problematic—unable to describe how they feel, neglecting their health, exploding in rage, and resorting to violence when their manhood is questioned? An internationally recognized psychologist and past president of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Ronald F. Levant, has devoted most of his professional career to finding the answer. He led the creation and development of a new field of psychology dedicated to studying men and masculinity.
In his memoir, The Problem with Men: Insights on Overchttps://amzn.to/3ZlMpIroming a Traumatic Childhood from a World-Renowned Psychologist (Koehler Books; September 2024; Hardcover; ISBN: 979-8-88824-432-6), Dr. Levant reveals how his work has been driven by his quest to understand men like his abusive father and his perplexing behavior. He also shares his personal story—starting with a childhood marked by beatings and fear, followed by an adolescence defined by drinking and delinquent behavior, and a young adulthood marred by depression—to inspire and guide other trauma survivors, especially fathers and sons, as well as the women who love and suffer with them.
About the Author
DR. RONALD F. LEVANT is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Akron and past President of the American Psychological Association. Ranked among the top 2 percent of scientists in the world by the Elsevier-Stanford University database, he is one of the key professionals responsible for creating a whole new field of psychology—the psychology of men and masculinity.
He earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice from Harvard University and has served on the faculties of Boston University, where he directed the nationally prominent Father Project, Rutgers University, Harvard Medical School at The Cambridge Hospital, and the Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University.
Dr. Levant has developed 21 psychological scales and measures, including the Male Role Norms Inventory, and published more than 300 peer-reviewed studies and 20 books—one earning the William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association. The proud father of a daughter, Caren, and a doting grandfather to her two sons, he lives in Ohio with his wife, Carol.
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