Psychoanalytic and Phenomenological Reflections on Masculinity av Gunnar (Stockholm University Sweden) Karlsson

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<P>In this highly original volume, Gunnar Karlsson offers new answers to the question concerning the relationship between belonging to a specific sex as a male and striving for a masculine identity. </P><P>This book offers a uniquely psychoanalytic and phenomenological perspective on masculinity. Karlsson considers masculinity and traditional masculine ideals through a psychoanalytic lens before taking phenomenological concepts to chisel out the relationship between sex and gender. This perspective is developed throughout the volume to inspire readers to further their understanding of traditional gender assignment ¿ female, male and intersex ¿ in light of gendered characteristics such as femininity and masculinity. Chapters span topics such as the characteristics of typical, so-called ¿phallic masculinity¿, its allure and psychogenetic explanation, as well as looking at what phallic masculinity disregards. Throughout, Karlsson maintains that phallic masculinity is unattainable, as it s