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Toward a new psychology of women / Jean Baker Miller.
LIBRA HQ1206 .M52 1986
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Jean Baker.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Psychology.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 154 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [1986]
- Summary:
- In the twenty years since its publication, this book has become famous for its groundbreaking demonstration of how sexual stereotypes restrict men's and women's psychological development. Toward a New Psychology of Women revolutionized concepts of strength and weakness, dependency and autonomy, emotion, success, and power.
- Contents:
- Part II The Makings of the Mind-So Far 1
- 1 Domination-Subordination 3
- Temporary Inequality
- Permanent Inequality
- 2 Conflict - The Old Way 13
- Covert Conflict-Closed Conflict
- Overt Conflict-Open-Ended Conflict
- 3 The Importance of Unimportant People 21
- Part II Looking in Both Directions 27
- 4 Strengths 29
- Vulnerability, Weakness, Helplessness
- Emotions
- Participating in the Development of Others
- Cooperation
- Creativity
- 5 Doing Good and Feeling Bad 49
- Giving
- Activity-Passivity
- Change
- Feminine Evil and Women's Sense of Failure
- 6 Serving Others' Needs - Doing for Others 61
- The Integrating Element
- Departure of a Super-Wife
- Beginning of Change
- Strange Theories About "Human Nature"
- Ego Development
- 7 Outside "The Real World" 75
- Inside "The Real World"
- Part III Notes in a Future Key 81
- 8 Ties to Others 83
- How Connection Works
- The Search for Attachment - "Neuroses"
- 9 Becoming Oneself - Authenticity, Creativity 98
- Authenticity Through Cooperation
- Isolation
- Sexual Authenticity
- First Steps
- Creativity with a Place to Go
- 10 All This, But Not Enough 115
- Power
- Self-Determination
- Women's Fear of Power
- Masochism and Power
- Power and Non-Power Realms of Life
- 11 Reclaiming Conflict 125
- Suppressed Conflict
- The Crucible of Conflict
- Old Views and Forms of Conflict
- Initiating Conflict
- Waging Good Conflict
- Conflict Among Women Today
- Epilogue: Yes, But ... 141.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 143-150.
- ISBN:
- 0807029106
- 0807029092
- OCLC:
- 14241322
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