Individualizing Gender and Sexuality: Theory and Practice
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Author Description
Psychoanalysis And Women From Margin To Center: A Retrospect -- Theorists And Theory, 1905-2005 -- Freud's Three Essays On The Theory Of Sexuality: A Reading -- From Subjectivity In General To Subjective Gender In Particular: Rethinking Melanie Klein, Mourning And Its Relation To Manic-depressive States -- The Reproduction Of Mothering: Reconsiderations -- Prejudice Exposed: On Stephen Mitchell's Pioneering Investigations Of The Psychoanalytic Treatment And Mistreatment Of Homosexuality -- Gender On The Modern/postmodern And Classical/relational Divide: Untangling History And Epistemology -- Gender And Sexuality In Consulting Room And Culture -- Glass Ceilings, Sticky Floors, And Concrete Walls: Internal And External Barriers To Women's Work And Achievement -- Too Late: The Reproduction And Non-reproduction Of Mothering -- Hate, Humiliation, And Masculinity -- Beyond Sexual Difference: Same-sex/cross-generation And Clinical Individuality In The Creation Of Feminine And Masculine -- Homosexualities As Compromise Formations. Nancy J. Chodorow. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This work investigates how psychoanalytic theory can be reconciled with the individual experience of gender and sexuality in a contemporary clinical and cultural context. Nancy J. Chodorow, a prominent sociologist and psychoanalyst, draws upon a century of psychoanalytic literature to challenge rigid categorical thinking. She argues for a clinical approach that prioritizes the unique subjectivity of the individual over generalized theoretical constructs, bridging the gap between classical psychoanalytic frameworks and modern relational perspectives.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A critical review of psychoanalytic theory from 1905 to 2005.
- Analysis of the intersection between gender, sexuality, and clinical practice.
- Examination of societal and internal barriers to women's professional achievement.
- Theoretical reassessments of Freud, Melanie Klein, and Stephen Mitchell.
- Discussion on the clinical treatment of homosexuality and the evolution of gender identity.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the evolution of psychoanalytic thought regarding gender and identity. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational text for clinicians and scholars interested in the intersection of sociology and psychoanalysis.
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Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203816064
ISBN-13:
9780203816066
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Sexuality
Feminist Theory
Gender Studies
Sociology
Psychoanalysis and homosexuality
Sex
