Women and MadnessHarcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989 - 359 pagine Feminist Icon Phyllis Chesler's Pioneering Work, Women and Madness, Remains Startlingly relevant today, over thirty years since its initial publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this seminal book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology. In this new edition, Chesler's original research and findings are supported by her perspectives on today's issues related to the subjects in the original book including: eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychiatry, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more. Book jacket. |
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... better to be the slave of a rich man than the slave of a poor man ; better to be at the mercy of power than at the mercy of powerlessness . Strength can often afford mercy , weakness , rarely . It is even better to be the slave of one ...
... better to be the slave of a rich man than the slave of a poor man ; better to be at the mercy of power than at the mercy of powerlessness . Strength can often afford mercy , weakness , rarely . It is even better to be the slave of one ...
Pagina 296
... better off than female " losers . " ) Women have learned to live without be- ing nurtured for so long that when they experience it they grow guilty , uncomfortable , and frightened . I suspect that wives are more willing to keep ...
... better off than female " losers . " ) Women have learned to live without be- ing nurtured for so long that when they experience it they grow guilty , uncomfortable , and frightened . I suspect that wives are more willing to keep ...
Pagina 298
... better " than male culture ? Women must convert their " love " for and reliance on strength and skill in others to a love for all manner of strength and skill in themselves . Women must be able to go as directly to the " heart " of ...
... better " than male culture ? Women must convert their " love " for and reliance on strength and skill in others to a love for all manner of strength and skill in themselves . Women must be able to go as directly to the " heart " of ...
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FIVE | 48 |
Schizophrenia in Three Studies | 49 |
THE CLINICIANS | 57 |
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