Gender Crisis in Mentoring Theory:
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2019
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UMT.Lahore
Abstract
This study offers novel contribution to mentoring theory by discussing the overlooked
dimension of cross-gender infatuation among mentor and mentee. According to relational
perspective, Personal Identification is integral to mentoring process. Personal identification is
referred to the feelings of attachment, of belonging, of strongly wanting to be part of someone.
Drawing on Psychoanalytical perspective, this study posits that during Personal Identification
gender difference of mentor and mentee remains a critical issue, and in case of infatuation
(sexual instinct) by either one or both for each other, their gender identity (socially defined roles)
forces them to suppress desires of intimacy. This suppression and avoidance cause sexual
repression, which leads to disruptive behavior and breaking personal identification and hence
mentoring process. The study implied phenomenology methodology, and in-depth interviews of
13 respondents (including 03 male mentors, 03 male mentees, 03 female mentors and 04 female
mentees) were conducted. Data was analyzed through first and 2nd cycle coding, and final result
has been shown in the form of process model.