Mothers - you can't live without them. This issue we delve into the murky world of mother-son relationships. Must men reject maternal links? Can mothers be sexual? What are the social roots of motherhood?
Editorial - New Fads.
Missing Mothers: There's an awkward silence when men turn to mothers. Jonathan Rutherford asks why. Desperately seeking Phyllis: David Jackson on how he brought his mother back to earth. Oedipus vexed: Co-counsellor Charlie Kreiner talks to Mick Cooper about mothers, separation and pain. Portnoy revisited: Paul Morrison looks behind the Jewish Mother stereotype. Grans, nans and other mums: Jeff Hearn remembers three generations of mothers. Isis in Crisis: The Great Mother Goddess has much to offer men argues Jocelyn Chaplin. A wander on the wild side: Mick Cooper finds out what Robert Bly and the mythopoetic men's movement is up to. Rip off or strip off?: The Chippendales are back, but whose fantasy are the male strippers presenting? Sybil Kofi goes to find out. Bettering batterers: Peter Baker asks if we really need men's centres. A severe attack of health: The government are asking us to contribute to a health strategy. Nick Winslow wonders if we'll cope.
