Being Homosexual: Gay Men And Their Development (Penguin psychology) - Softcover

Isay, Richard A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140174885 ISBN 13: 9780140174885

Publisher: Penguin, 1993

Synopsis

This is a radical and liberal view of the development of homosexuality from a leading psychoanalyst who has worked with homosexual men for many years. The crux of this book's argument centres around the suggestion that homosexuality is constitutional in origin and therefore present from early childhood. This book also discusses the stages and crises of a gay man's life.

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Review

A bold revision of psychoanalytic thought on male homosexuality. . . . A seminal work. . . . Provocative, fair-minded, and enjoyable to read. American Journal of Psychiatry Worth studying for both its accomplishments and its reminder that understanding gay male behavior requires first an acceptance of that behavior. Gay Community News [A] daring and landmark book. . . . Gives the power of psychoanalysis back to gays and shows through theory and case examples how gays can use psychoanalysis to grow, be enriched by love, and reach their true potential. The Advocate Interesting, innovative, and useful to those . . . in clinical practice. The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review"

"A bold revision of psychoanalytic thought on male homosexuality. . . . A seminal work. . . . Provocative, fair-minded, and enjoyable to read." --American Journal of Psychiatry "Worth studying for both its accomplishments and its reminder that understanding gay male behavior requires first an acceptance of that behavior." --Gay Community News"[A] daring and landmark book. . . . Gives the power of psychoanalysis back to gays and shows through theory and case examples how gays can use psychoanalysis to grow, be enriched by love, and reach their true potential." --The Advocate "Interesting, innovative, and useful to those . . . in clinical practice." --The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review

About the Author

Dr. Richard Isay is a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and a faculty member of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. He was instrumental in getting the American Psychoanalytic Association to adopt a non-discrimination policy for the training of candidates.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140174885
• ISBN 13: 9780140174885
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176