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W W Norton & Co., Ltd. (1973), Edition: New edition, Paperback, 269 pages
Description
In this collection of papers, many previously unavailable in English, she brings to the subject of femininity her acute clinical observations and a rigorous testing of both her own hypotheses and those formulated by Freud. The topics she discusses include frigidity, the problem of the monogamous ideal, maternal conflicts, the distrust between the sexes, feminine masochism, and the neurotic need for love. Throughout the book, Dr. Horney draws on her experience as a therapist and at the same time consistently evaluates psychological factors within the context of cultural forces.
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LibraryThing member Tobias.Bruell
This text is a collection of articles published by the author in psychoanalytic journals. Of the first half of articles I could make sense, of the second half not so much. A general idea in the articles is, to provide a genuinely female approach to psychoanalysis. For example, the author argues
My greatest objection towards the text is that the book does not contain any material from the personal life/experience of the author. As such, the text is often rather theoretical. Also, I sometimes had the feeling that more energy (i.e., lines of text) is spent to refute existing theories than to simply state why the authors theories seem more legitimate.
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that "penis envy" does not play the central role in female psychology that Freud attributes to it.My greatest objection towards the text is that the book does not contain any material from the personal life/experience of the author. As such, the text is often rather theoretical. Also, I sometimes had the feeling that more energy (i.e., lines of text) is spent to refute existing theories than to simply state why the authors theories seem more legitimate.
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Physical description
269 p.; 5.91 inches
ISBN
0393006867 / 9780393006865