Men — Psychology. – Page 2 – Pacifica Radio Archives

Men at work / by Dr. Albert E. Ross (Episode 4 of 7)

This is the fourth lecture in a series of seven given by Dr. Al Ross at UCLA. There is a battle between a man’s commitment to his work and to his lover. Unfortunately, most men have no conflict – the work comes first. The corporations feed on the capacity for a male to be dehumanized:…

August 24, 2025

Openness vs. pseudomasculinity / by Dr. Albert E. Ross (Episode 5 of 7)

This is the fifth of seven lectures given by Dr. Albert Ross at UCLA in 1976. The essence of the whole problem with men is the question of openness versus closedness. Per Ross, there is nothing more important to relation to self and women than openness. The most significant barrier to man is his fright…

August 24, 2025

The unfulfilled life / by Dr. Albert E. Ross (Episode 6 of 7)

Dr. Ross talks about midlife, from age 35 or 40 up, as a great challenge and opportunity or a time of crisis. Ross remarks that at 35, you are not over the hill, you haven’t even seen the hill. He describes the challenge versus the crisis response to loneliness, youth culture, life goals, 7-year itch,…

August 24, 2025

Men in marriage / Dr. Jean E. Neighbor.

Psychiatrist Dr. Jean E. Neighbor (1915-1995) gives the third and last talk in a series of talks about marriage (see also BB0507) sponsored by the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Church, given on March 22, 1964. Note in box reads “‘In today’s matriarchal system in the Western world, men are often caught in a painful vise between…

August 24, 2025

Hazards of being male / by Herb Goldberg ; interviewed by Jim Akers.

Herb Goldberg, author of “The Hazards of Being Male,” talks about the book, the socialization of men in American society, and how men function in our culture. Mixed with music at beginning and end of interview: “Walk Like a Man” and “What Makes a Man a Man.” No outro.

August 24, 2025

The new male / Herb Goldberg interviewed by Barbara Cady.

Barbara Cady interviews author Herb Goldberg on his book about male-female relations, “The new male: from self-destruction to self-care” (Morrow, 1979). He discusses how sexism affects men as well as women and how male-female relations are still wrapped up in outdated sexist notions – the “macho warrior” archetype for men, the “earth mother” for women.

August 24, 2025

The Hazards of being male / by Herb Goldberg ; produced by the Gay Radio Collective.

On Dr. Goldberg’s book about the macho-syndrome in American society, homophobia, gays, and nongays. Includes essay by Leo Rising.

August 24, 2025