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Mothers and Sons
About this book
Based on frank and revealing interviews with mothers and sons of all ages, Babette Smith's ground-breaking book tells the truth about this crucial relationship. She probes behind the myths and the silences to uncover some surprising answers.
Many middle-aged sons confess to being bored in their mother's company. Many say they felt unloved as children, but have forgotten that masculine pressures made them reject their mother's affection. On the other hand, mothers are afraid of being too possessive, too seductive or too domineering with their sons.
Today's young sons often have better relationships with their mothers, but the old patterns persist. Mothers and Sons may help to bridge the gulf between women and men.
Many middle-aged sons confess to being bored in their mother's company. Many say they felt unloved as children, but have forgotten that masculine pressures made them reject their mother's affection. On the other hand, mothers are afraid of being too possessive, too seductive or too domineering with their sons.
Today's young sons often have better relationships with their mothers, but the old patterns persist. Mothers and Sons may help to bridge the gulf between women and men.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The masculine framework
- 2 Post-war mothers
- 3 Post-war sons
- 4 The opposite sex
- 5 Learning to be a man
- 6 Masculine and feminine
- 7 Kindred spirits
- 8 The balance of power
- 9 Victims
- 10 Post-1960s mothers
- 11 Sons—the younger version
- 12 Mothers and daughters-in-law
- 13 Signposts to the future
- Notes
- Selected bibliography