The Myth of Women's Masochism /

Soon after publication in 1985, The Myth of Women's Masochism became one of the most influential works in women's psychology. Paula Caplan rejects the accepted wisdom that women enjoy pain and abuse, and argues that, on the contrary, much of the pain women endure is to avoid further, or wo...

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Main Author: Caplan, Paula J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 1993.
Edition:2nd pbk. ed.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE
  • CHAPTER 1 Why Do You Do This to Yourself?
  • CHAPTER 2 What the Experts Have Said
  • CHAPTER 3 Mothers
  • CHAPTER 4 The Child's Growth Toward Masochism: Expert Opinion and Reality
  • CHAPTER 5 Women in Relationships with Men
  • CHAPTER 6 Women's Bodies
  • CHAPTER 7 Women as Victims of Violence
  • CHAPTER 8 Women at Work
  • CHAPTER 9 Women in Therapy
  • CHAPTER 10 The Beginning
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical References
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
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