The Psychological Development of Girls and Women - 9780415730174

The Psychological Development of Girls and WomenRethinking change in time\nAuthor(s): Sheila Greene\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415730174, 978-0415730174\nSynopsis\nChoice Recommended Read\n\nThis thoroughly revised new edition updates Sheila Greene's original transformative account of the psychological development of girls and women and the central role of time in shaping human experience. Greene critically reviews traditional and contemporary theoretical approaches ranging from orthodox psychoanalysis to relational and post-modern theories and argues that even those that claim to focus on development have presented a view of women's lives as fixed and determined by their nature or their past. These theories, she believes, should be rejected because of their inherent lack of validity and their frequently oppressive implications for women.\n\nEssential but often neglected insights from the more compelling.