Financial Therapy for Men - Navigating the Intersection of Masculinity and Financial Behavior in a Modern World

This book touches on the complex relationship between masculinity and financial behaviour, and explores the psychological, societal, and cultural factors that influence financial well-being of men. The book seeks to address the unique challenges men face as they navigate modern financial life and provides insights and strategies for researchers, financial therapists, counselors, and individuals seeking to improve their financial health. This book will set the stage for the financial therapy for men and draw attention to a need to acknowledge the inherent complexities in the intersection of masculinity and finance. Delving into the traditional societal expectations on men as breadwinners, the associated pressures and vulnerabilities, the book offers in-depth discussions on the various identities of men and their impact on men s financial behaviours. In this edited book, the contributors explore different factors that influence men's financial health and provide real-world case studies from practitioners to illustrate theoretical concepts and therapeutic interventions in action.
In our rapidly evolving socioeconomic landscape, the urgency to address men's financial well-being cannot be overstated. Financial Therapy for Men provides a timely and insightful exploration of the challenges men face as they navigate social expectations and manage their finances. The practical strategies, cultural insights, and policy recommendations, in this book equips financial therapists and counselors with the tools to help their male clients achieve greater financial resilience and well-being. This book will also serve as a valuable resource for financial therapists, researchers, policymakers and individual seeking better to understand and improve men's financial health and to help foster meaningful change and empowerment in financial decision-making.

List of contents

Preface.- SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS, FRACTURES AND FRAMEWORK.- Chapter 1: The Silent Crisis of Brittle Financial Health in Men.- Chapter 2: The Role of Gender in Financial Stress Effects on Life Satisfaction: Identifying Sources of Male Vulnerability.- Chapter 3: Masculinity and Financial Behavior: Understanding Biases and Empowering Resilience.- Chapter 4: The Intersection of Masculinity & Financial Behaviors, Attitudes, and Beliefs: A Global Perspective.- Chapter 5: The Breadwinner's Dilemma: Considerations of Family Systems and Men's Financial Dynamics.- Chapter 6: The Financial Consequences of Loneliness in Men.- SECTION II: EMBODIED KNOWLEDGE, APPROACHES AND ENGAGEMENT MODELS.- Chapter 7: How Culture Affects Money Decisions.- Chapter 8: Helping Men Navigate Financial Trauma Brought on By Cultural and Societal Norms.- Chapter 9: Financial Healing for Black Men: An Internal Family Systems Approach to Addressing Systemic Financial Trauma.- Chapter 10: Coping With Financial Stress for Men: An Internal Family Systems Approach.- SECTION III: POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND THE FUTURE OF PRACTICE.- Chapter 11: Healing Loneliness at the Top.- Chapter 12: Expanding the Financial Playbook: Teaching Men to Embrace New Money Narratives.- Chapter 13: Toward a Comprehensive Model of Financial Therapy for Men.- Chapter 14: Institutional Financial Therapy: Reframing Executive Behavior, Capital Decisions, and Systemic Risk.- Chapter 15: Policy Blind Spots: How Gender-Neutral Financial Policy Fails Men in Crisis.

About the author

Prince Kwasi Sarpong, PhD, CFP®, is Associate Professor at the School of Financial Planning Law at the University of the Free State in South Africa and the founder of Financial Therapy for Men Inc. He holds a PhD and MCom in finance from University of KwaZulu‑Natal, a postgraduate diploma in financial planning, and a bachelor’s in psychology. He is author of Portfolio Management for Financial Advisors, managing editor of Frontiers in Financial Psychology, and co‑editor of Perspectives in Financial Therapy.

Summary

This book touches on the complex relationship between masculinity and financial behaviour, and explores the psychological, societal, and cultural factors that influence financial well-being of men. The book seeks to address the unique challenges men face as they navigate modern financial life and provides insights and strategies for researchers, financial therapists, counselors, and individuals seeking to improve their financial health. This book will set the stage for the financial therapy for men and draw attention to a need to acknowledge the inherent complexities in the intersection of masculinity and finance. Delving into the traditional societal expectations on men as breadwinners, the associated pressures and vulnerabilities, the book offers in-depth discussions on the various identities of men and their impact on men’s financial behaviours. In this edited book, the contributors explore different factors that influence men's financial health and provide real-world case studies from practitioners to illustrate theoretical concepts and therapeutic interventions in action.
In our rapidly evolving socioeconomic landscape, the urgency to address men's financial well-being cannot be overstated. Financial Therapy for Men provides a timely and insightful exploration of the challenges men face as they navigate social expectations and manage their finances. The practical strategies, cultural insights, and policy recommendations, in this book equips financial therapists and counselors with the tools to help their male clients achieve greater financial resilience and well-being. This book will also serve as a valuable resource for financial therapists, researchers, policymakers and individual seeking better to understand and improve men's financial health and to help foster meaningful change and empowerment in financial decision-making.

Product details

• Assisted by: Prince Sarpong (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 23.03.2026
• EAN: 9783032112750
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3211275-0
• No. of pages: 317
• Illustrations: VI, 317 p. 9 illus., 3 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Sozialpsychologie, Psychologie, Gender Studies, Geschlechterpsychologie, Therapy, Counseling Psychology, Psychology of Gender and Sexuality, Economic psychology, Cultural Psychology, financial behavior, Financial therapy, Male Behavior