Feminine Psychology (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Karen Clementina Theodora Danielsen
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Essays
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Psychology
- Subjects: Child rearing or parenting, Parents and children, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, Marriage, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Rape, Women’s issues, Women, Psychoanalysis or psychoanalysts
Form and Content
A collection of fifteen essays written by Karen Horney between 1922 and 1936, Feminine Psychology presents groundbreaking material for the study of women as intellectual entities in their own right, rather than theories based on women’s supposed disappointment in not being born male. Initially intended as refutations of much of Sigmund Freud’s theoretical construction for psychoanalysis, the essays included are representative of Horney’s early work and teaching in the area of psychotherapy. The volume is not a comprehensive compilation of all of...
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