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This book addresses the fraught relationship between women and aggression, one troubled by age-old patriarchal forces that disparage women's ambition, assertion, and voice.This book is distinguished by its unique blend of contemporary life, psychoanalytic practice, feminist theory and gender studies, untold in any other forum or publication.
List of contents
Part 1: “Nasty Women”—Forging a New Narrative on Female Aggression 1. The Problem of Women and Aggression 2. Big Girls Don’t Cry: A Personal Story 3. Talia 4. Emma 5. The Problem in Context: The Literature 6. “Nasty” as a Badge of Honor Part 2: Becoming a “Nasty Woman”—Psychoanalytic Conversations with Women at the Top 7. How do Some Women Make it? 8. Charlotte 9. Mia 10. Tess 11. Margot 12. Sandra 13. Shirley 14. Conversations in Context: The Literature 15. Reflecting on the Interviews 16. A Closer Look at Two Recurring Themes: Navigating the Patriarchy and Impact of the Early Emotional Environment
About the author
Janet Rivkin Zuckerman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and previously practicing attorney. She is Former Director, Faculty and Clinical Consultant at the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and Clinical Consultant at the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis. She conducts supervision and study groups in interpersonal/relational psychoanalysis and is in private practice in Rye, NY.
Summary
This book addresses the fraught relationship between women and aggression, one troubled by age-old patriarchal forces that disparage women’s ambition, assertion, and voice.This book is distinguished by its unique blend of contemporary life, psychoanalytic practice, feminist theory and gender studies, untold in any other forum or publication.
