Read The Birth of Pleasure

The Birth of Pleasure

Carol Gilligan

4.9/5 (29470 ratings)

Description:Carol Gilligan, whose classic In a Different Voice revolutionized the study of human psychology, now offers a brilliant, provocative book about love. Why is love so often associated with tragedy, she asks. Why are our experiences of pleasure so often shadowed by loss? And can we change these patterns?Gilligan observes children at play and adult couples in therapy and discovers that the roots of a more hopeful view of love are all around us. She finds evidence in new psychological research and traces a path leading from the myth of Psyche and Cupid through Shakespeare’s plays and Freud’s case histories, to Anne Frank’s diaries and contemporary novels. Groundbreaking and immensely readable, The Birth of Pleasure has powerful implications for the way we live and love.From the Trade Paperback edition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Birth of Pleasure. To get started finding The Birth of Pleasure, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0679440372

Description: Carol Gilligan, whose classic In a Different Voice revolutionized the study of human psychology, now offers a brilliant, provocative book about love. Why is love so often associated with tragedy, she asks. Why are our experiences of pleasure so often shadowed by loss? And can we change these patterns?Gilligan observes children at play and adult couples in therapy and discovers that the roots of a more hopeful view of love are all around us. She finds evidence in new psychological research and traces a path leading from the myth of Psyche and Cupid through Shakespeare’s plays and Freud’s case histories, to Anne Frank’s diaries and contemporary novels. Groundbreaking and immensely readable, The Birth of Pleasure has powerful implications for the way we live and love.From the Trade Paperback edition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Birth of Pleasure. To get started finding The Birth of Pleasure, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Birth of Pleasure

The Birth of Pleasure

More Books

Carol Gilligan and the Search for Voice

Carol Gilligan and the Search for Voice

In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development

In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development

Moral Voices, Moral Selves: Carol Gilligan and Feminist Moral Theory

Moral Voices, Moral Selves: Carol Gilligan and Feminist Moral Theory

Why Does Patriarchy Persist?

Why Does Patriarchy Persist?

Joining the Resistance

Joining the Resistance

The Deepening Darkness: Loss, Patriarchy, and Democracy's Future

The Deepening Darkness: Loss, Patriarchy, and Democracy's Future

Kyra

Kyra

In a Human Voice

In a Human Voice

Women, Girls and Psychotherapy: Reframing Resistance (Women & Therapy)

Women, Girls and Psychotherapy: Reframing Resistance (Women & Therapy)