Psychoanalytic Explorations of What Women Want Today

Name: Psychoanalytic Explorations of What Women Want Today
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Psychoanalytic Explorations of What Women Want TodayFemininity, Desire and Agency\nAuthor(s): Margarita Cereijido, Paula L Ellman, Nancy Goodman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032017808, 978-1032017808\nSynopsis\nIn this book, international psychoanalytic writers address the question What do Women Want Today? from a variety of lenses, bringing into focus the creative, resilient forces shown by women in their multiple social and psychological tasks.\n\nThe book reviews classic psychoanalytic theories about the feminine within a new cultural context. It challenges hegemonic gender prejudices and discusses new conceptions that do not pathologize different lifestyles and family configurations. With chapters by leading, international thinkers in the field, this book explores how to think about new feminine scenarios, gender identities, gender dynamics, motherhood, and desire, in light of modern psychoanalytic theori.