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Although there are usually bad feelings on both sides after the "break-up," Levinson said after it is over a young man is "better able to look within himself...
...Levinson's talk was the 1978 Inglis Lecture, sponsored by the Graduate School of Education Colloquium Board...
...study, composed predominately of males. Levinson has found that mentors are usually older than their proteges by eight to 15 years, and often enhance a young man's development by serving as exemplars that the protoge can admire and seek to emulate...
...addition, the mentor relationship helps the protege "integrate the inner splitting of masculine and feminine aspects of self," Levinson said. The protege learns to give without "competitive rivalry, to love without fear of homosexuality, and to be a better mentor to women" later in life, he added...
...relationship develops, "the balance between giving and receiving becomes more equal. In giving to the mentor, the young adult strengthens his own image," Levinson said. Eventually, however, feelings of admiration, respect, gratitude and love are outweighed by resentment, intimidation and irritation and the relationship ends, he added...