Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Study of Men's Relationships in the Context of Time and Place -- PART I: MEN'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS -- Chapter 1 The Dilemma of Masculinity and Culture -- Culture and Gender -- Cultural Perspectives on Masculine Insecurity in Relation to Women -- Comparative Perspectives on American Masculinity: Observations of the Lost Boys -- The Study Group -- Contrasting Sudanese and American Cultural Scripts of Masculinity -- Looking Toward Middle and Later Life -- Reconsidering Traditional American Masculine Gender Scripts -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Men and Their Wives: Why Are Some Married Men Vulnerable at Midlife? -- Positive Responses to Gender Shifts -- Questions for These Analyses -- Method -- Analyses and Results -- Conclusions and Implications -- Therapeutic Implications -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 3 Images of Masculinity as Predictors of Men's Romantic and Sexual Relationships -- What Image of Masculinity to Live by? -- Initiation Rituals and Rites of Masculinity -- Male Bonding as a Way to Heal the Wounds -- Looking Back: How Did We Get to Where We Are? -- Men's Homosexual Relationships -- Men's Heterosexual Relationships -- Considerations for Change -- PART II: MEN'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH BROTHERS AND FRIENDS -- Chapter 4 "Shooting the Bull": Cohort Comparisons of Fraternal Intimacy in Midlife and Old Age -- Fraternal Bond -- Background -- Study 1 -- Study 2 -- Conclusions -- Caveats -- Recommendations -- Chapter 5 Middle-Aged and Older Adult Men's Friendships -- Interactive Motifs -- Internal Structure -- Interactive Processes -- Conclusions -- PART III: FATHERS AND THEIR ADULT CHILDREN -- Chapter 6 Portraits of Paternity: Middle-Aged and Elderly Fathers' Involvement With Adult Children -- The Life Course Perspective -- Solidarity-Conflict Model -- Role Theory -- Methods.

Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Closeness and Affection in Father-Son Relationships -- The Father-Son Relationship: How Does It Matter, and Why? -- Closeness and Affection in the Father-Son Relationship -- In Summary: On the Nature of Father-Son Relationships -- PART IV: INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES IN MEN'S RELATIONSHIPS -- Chapter 8 In the Company of Men: Collective Interdependence in Self-Construals of Masculinity -- Gender Differences in Collective Interdependence in the Life Span -- Theories of the Basis for Men's Focus on the Groups to Which They Belong -- The Boston Gender Study and the Gender Style Measures -- Overarching Conceptual Models for the Study -- Men's Gender Identity Styles -- Results -- Conclusions -- Chapter 9 Gender Differences in Negative Social Exchanges: Frequency, Reactions, and Impact -- Gender Differences in the Emphasis Placed on Social Relationships -- Exposure to Negative Interactions -- Reactions to Negative Social Interactions -- Conclusion -- PART V: CONCLUSION -- Chapter 10 Men's Relationships in Middle and Older Age -- What Has Been Learned -- New Research Directions: What We Need to Learn About Midlife and Older Men's Relationships -- Implications for Therapy -- Conclusion -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.