{"product_id":"man-kind-9781421444550","title":"Man Kind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA ground-breaking guide that provides men with tools to improve their mental health and well-being.   Masculinity requires a redesign. Men exhibit higher rates of suicide, lower rates of help-seeking, higher rates of substance use and abuse, and higher rates of anger and violence. How can this change? In Man Kind, counseling psychologist Zachary Gerdes, PhD, provides a framework for improving men's mental health and well-being while redefining what it means to be masculine. Rather than following a traditional view of masculinity focused on stoicism, patriarchy, and self-reliance, Gerdes provides his LIFT modela road map to help men foster collaboration, understand when and how to utilize resources, and build mental resilience and flexibility.   In this empowering book, Gerdes: helps men understand their thoughts and behaviors from a psychological perspective  provides steps to help men change behaviors that are detrimental to their health and relationships outlines a model for healthy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Ronald Levant, PhD\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Leverage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Lay of the Land\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Working Harder and Smarter\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Expanding the Wolfpack \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Intelligence and Insight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Emotionality\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Fight-or-Flight Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Freedom from Addiction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Sex, Relationships, and Freedom\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. #MeToo and Manning Up\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Freedom from Implicit Bias and Identity Dissonance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Truth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Mental Health is Real Health\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Biology and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866941272407,"sku":"9781421444550","price":20.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421444550.jpg?v=1722281003","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/man-kind-9781421444550","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}