Book Review: Feminism and Psychoanalytic Theory.

Chodorow, Nancy J.; Notman, Malkah T.

doi:10.1177/000306519304100316

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“…For example, Bar-Tal et al (2006) found, in an Israelian sample, identical levels of "perceived control" in men and women, in contrast to reports in terms of "mastery versus helplessness" by, for example, Nolen-Hoeksema et al (1999). The latter results obtained in the USA are in line with clinical observations indicating lower autonomy in women (e.g., Chodorow 1978) or, positively valued, more flexibility in women's "ego boundaries" (i.e., sense of personal, psychological division from the rest of the world ;Chodorow 1989;Baker-Miller et al 1991). As the variety of labels demonstrates, the mixed results on gender differences in autonomy might at least partially result from the use of different measures of autonomy.…”

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“…Authors such as Chodorow (1978Chodorow ( , 1989 claimed that the role of the mother as the primary attachment figure is an almost universal phenomenon implying that the resulting gender differences in autonomy-connectedness will be universal as well. However, there are reasons to assume that child-rearing practices as well as manifestations of autonomy-connectedness including their relationships with gender might vary cross-culturally.…”

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Autonomy-Connectedness and Gender

Bekker

Assen

2008

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The present study aimed to examine gender differences in autonomy-connectedness in a large, Dutch, representative community sample (N=2,256). All participants completed the Autonomy-Connectedness-Scale (ACS-30; Bekker and van Assen, J Pers Assess 86:51-60, 2006) with subscales self-awareness (SA), sensitivity to others (SO), and capacity to manage new situations (CMNS), and a scale measuring demographic factors. We found much higher SO in women than in men, and slightly higher scores of men on SA and CMNS. Associations between SO and socio-demographic variables related to caring for others could be completely explained by gender, while the associations between SA and CMNS with socioeconomic independence variables could only partly be explained by gender. ACS-30 norm scores are presented, and clinical implications of our results are discussed.

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Section: The Cultural Context Of Autonomy-connectednessmentioning

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Autonomy-Connectedness and Gender

Bekker

Assen

2008

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“…In the U.S., gender is extremely important and is tied to the social order of a whole society (Fox-Genovese, 1991). Research has shown that views on gender are communicated by parents through responses to children (Chodorow, 1989), through play activities with peers (Malts & Borker, 1982), and through teachers' interactions with students (Wood, 1991).…”

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Rethinking Mindscapes and Symbols of Patriarchy in the Workforce to Explain Gendered Privileges and Rewards

Semali¹,

Shakespeare²

2014

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In this article the authors contend that gender inequalities in occupational divisions of labor are better understood in reference to the concept of symbolic patriarchy. The conceptual framework is informed by social constructionist theories that view gender not merely in light of sexual or biological differences but as interwoven, fluid, and contesting boundaries of authority. The goal here is to locate the labyrinths of power and unequal treatment of women, evidenced through the "gender pay gap" and derived from the social landscapes and mindscapes of inequality. The study concludes that workforce-based privileges and rewards for men seem to be sustained and reinforced by patriarchal socio-cultural systems of inequality and domination that maintain visible and invisible mechanisms of power, privilege and influence in symbolic, figurative, and metaphoric cultural forms, rendering them the norm.

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“…As a number of different theorists have suggested (e.g. Chodorow, 1989;Frosh, 1993;Greenson, 1968;Seidler, 1989), there appears to be something inherently defensive about the nature of masculinity. 'Proving' one's manhood seems to involve a continual 'flight' from the feminine.…”

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Never the Twain Shall Meet: A Critical Appraisal of the Combination of Discourse and Psychoanalytic Theory in Studies of Men and Masculinity

Edley

2006

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In recent years there has been a number of attempts by different researchers to study men and masculinity using a combination of discourse theory and psychoanalysis. The main reason for this development is the sense that, on its own, discourse theory provides an incomplete account of masculine subjectivity. Psychoanalysis is thought to be able to fill those gaps. In this paper I want to begin by reviewing these arguments. I will provide an outline of the alleged deficiencies in discursive approaches to men and masculinity before going on to examine some of the work that has attempted the above synthesis. What I aim to show is that, for a number of reasons, such attempts are bound to fail. Instead, I will argue that better progress can be made in studies of masculinity by remaining within the theoretical boundaries of Discursive Psychology.

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Book Review: Feminism and Psychoanalytic Theory.

Cited by 27 publications

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Autonomy-Connectedness and Gender

Autonomy-Connectedness and Gender

Rethinking Mindscapes and Symbols of Patriarchy in the Workforce to Explain Gendered Privileges and Rewards

Never the Twain Shall Meet: A Critical Appraisal of the Combination of Discourse and Psychoanalytic Theory in Studies of Men and Masculinity

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