Overview

In bringing together the contributions of psychoanalytic theory and sociological analysis, this work explores the interrelationship between the inner and outer worlds which impact on a woman's identity. How a woman's experience is depicted by and perceived by the society of which she is a part profoundly affects how she experiences herself. This book seeks to explore that dynamic in relation to key life stages (such as infancy, adolescence and older age) and in terms of key issues such as relationships, work and family. It moves beyond those past divisions between psychotherapy and sociological, gender and cultural studies that have fractured our understanding of the development of a personal gender identity. It should help therapists in their practices to draw upon a well-rounded and deeper analysis of women's inner and outer worlds.

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By adopting a 'life course' approach, Izzard and Barden have enabled the reader to move through a collection of papers organized around the theme of particular stages in a woman's life. This is a sophisticated collection, posing and attempting to answer questions concerning the changing identities of women in the 21st century. This is a book that deserves to be widely read. - Ruth Waterhouse Feminism & Psychology 20030317

By adopting a 'life course' approach, Izzard and Barden have enabled the reader to move through a collection of papers organized around the theme of particular stages in a woman's life. This is a sophisticated collection, posing and attempting to answer questions concerning the changing identities of women in the 21st century. This is a book that deserves to be widely read. - Ruth Waterhouse

Author Information

Susannah Izzard is a UKCP Registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist in private practice, and Lecturer in Counselling at the University of Birmingham, where she runs the MA in Psychodynamic Counselling. She has written on gay and lesbian issues in psychoanalytic work and training, and on gender identity in women. Her research interests also include the relationship between spirituality and psychotherapy. Nicola Barden is Head of Counselling Services at the University of Portsmouth, a UKCP Registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and BACP Registered Practitioner. She is Editor of the Journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Chair of the BACP Registration Committee and a past member of the Standards and Ethics Committee. She worked in the voluntary sector with alcohol and drug problems before beginning to work in Higher Education in 1991. Her particular interests are in gender identity and sexuality.

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