Psychoanalysis Constructs Motherhood

Beverly Birns; Niza ben-Ner

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Psychoanalysis Constructs Motherhood

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The image of mother and child pervades Western culture—from Michelangelo to Kollwitz, from Sophocles to Virginia Woolf, and from Locke to Freud. For centuries, mothers have been portrayed in extremes: the “good” mother, like a Madonna, is pale, serious, but gentle; the “bad” mother is big, ugly, and wicked. These images of motherhood can influence how women provide for their children and how they feel about themselves.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Different Faces of Motherhood
Editors	Beverly Birns, Dale F. Hay
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	47-72
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9781489921093
ISBN (Print)	9780306428876
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2109-3_3
State	Published - Aug 1988
Externally published	Yes

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