Male Sexuality and Gender in Psychoanalysis

This book represents an attempt at a systematic critical exploration of male sexualities and gender(ed) identifications through the prism of psychoanalytic theory. Taking Freud''s theories and hypotheses as a starting point the author examines a range of topics including: male homosexuality constitutional bisexuality psychic bisexuality bisexual object-choice males'' masculine and feminine identifications intrapsychic conflict in relation to gender expression and psychoanalysis of non-heterosexual males. Post-Freudian (especially Kleinian) and contemporary psychoanalytic theories are also enquired into with the view toward theoretical diversity and evolution. By demonstrating that no object-choice is implicitly psychopathological it is also shown how Freud''s original theories may be misinterpreted to come to such a conclusion and therefore misused in a clinical setting which is harmful to both patients and the psychoanalytic profession. While elucidating a number of theoretical controversies and also suggesting particular modifications the author consistently argues in favor of relevance of Freud''s ideas with regard to these areas of psychoanalytic theory and practice.