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Constructing and Deconstructing Woman's Power.
Title:
Constructing and Deconstructing Woman's Power.
Author:
Seelig, Beth J.
ISBN:
9781849403610
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (161 pages)
Contents:
COVER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I THE SPACE Ceilings, walls, and floors -- CHAPTER ONE "Glass ceilings": their origins, psychodynam ic manifestations, and consequences in women -- CHAPTER TWO Glass ceilings, sticky floors, and concrete walls: internal and external barriers to women's work and achievement -- CHAPTER THREE The internal glass ceiling -- Part II THE NAVEL Maternal power -- CHAPTER FOUR Mothers and power -- CHAPTER FIVE "What kind of a mother are you?" Reflections on the film A World Apart -- Part III THE WOMB Creative power -- CHAPTER SIX Women, creativity? and power -- CHAPTER SEVEN Character and creativity -- Part IV THE PHALLUS Point/ounterpoint -- CHAPTER EIGHT Feminine influence and power -- CHAPTER NINE Looking at women: what do men see? -- CHAPTER TEN Men's view of power in women: a woman's perspective -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
Abstract:
Constructing and Deconstructing Woman's Power explores power and gender issues from a variety of psychoanalytic, as well as social, cultural and philosophical perspectives. The first three papers examine the complex notion of external and internal glass ceiling brought to life by clear and illustrative clinical vignettes. The creation of life, a uniquely female power, is subsequently considered in two fascinating papers exploring motherhood and the conflicts it brings. The development and expression of feminine creativity more generally is further examined in two unique studies. The final three essays address men's relation to women and their power.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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