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Silent Sons: a Book for and About Men
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Silent Sons: a Book for and About Men Trade paperback - 1994

by Robert Ackerman

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Fireside, November 1994. Trade Paperback . Used Very Good. Front and back covers have very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. In nice, but previously owned condition. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.
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  • Title Silent Sons: a Book for and About Men
  • Author Robert Ackerman
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition First Printing
  • Condition Used Very Good
  • Pages 234
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fireside, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date November 1994
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 308537
  • ISBN 9780671892869 / 067189286X
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.44 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (21.44 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 362.824

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Summary

It could be you or someone you love. Strong, silent types are everywhere, and it is their telltale silence that has kept their problems hidden until now. A silent son can come from a family that coped with violence, alcoholism, child abuse, extreme rigidity, or divorce, but all silent sons have certain common characteristics:
  • They keep things that bother them to themselves.
  • They deny that unpleasant events occur.
  • They fear letting people know them.
  • They have difficulty interacting with their parents, spouses, or children.
  • They have a strong fear of criticism.
  • They are often angry.

In Silent Sons, Dr. Robert Ackerman, a silent son himself, examines the problems that commonly confront silent sons, keeping them from experiencing the full range of human emotions. In a compassionate and hopeful voice, the author defines the silent son and examines the impact of parents, particularly fathers, on these men and shows how their dysfunctional upbringing affects their present relationships, especially with women.
By putting aside anger, finding peace with one's self, and looking for support from other silent sons, Dr. Ackerman feels every man can realize his full potential and become a well balanced, healthy survivor.

From the publisher

Dr. Robert J. Ackerman</B> is the author of <I>Perfect Daughters.</I> A professor of sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he lives in Indiana, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Kimberly, and their three children.

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A silent son is a man who grew up in a dysfunctional family, denies he was negatively affected by the experience, and continues to have problems in his life today.

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Margo HarakasSun-SentinelIt's a book of hope, a hand-holding guide for all those men who survived their dysfunctional upbringing, but not without wounds and lingering pain.

About the author

Dr. Robert J. Ackerman is the author of Perfect Daughters. A professor of sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he lives in Indiana, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Kimberly, and their three children.