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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791180803321

Autore

Brown Roger <1925-1997., >

Titolo

Against my better judgment : an intimate memoir of an eminent gay psychologist / / Roger Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-317-82318-4

1-56023-888-7

1-315-82054-4

1-317-82319-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

306.76/62/092

306.7662092

Soggetti

Gay men

Older gay men - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by the Haworth Press, 1996.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; Chapter 2. Career Crisis; Chapter 3. Dream Boys; Chapter 4. Face-Lift; Chapter 5. Skippy; Chapter 6. Grant; Chapter 7. Patrick; Chapter 8. Lie Down with Panthers

Sommario/riassunto

Against My Better Judgment: An Intimate Memoir of an Eminent Gay Psychologist is an extraordinary and moving account of the life of a gay man in his late 60s after he loses his companion of 40 years to cancer. A leading professor of psychology at Harvard University, Roger Brown bravely comes forth with his compelling story of grief, loneliness, and a relentless search for intimacy, healing, and self-acceptance. Readers gain insight into a stage of life experienced by gay men of which little is written or spoken due to the ageism that characterizes homosexual culture. Against My Bette