The Capacity to Care by Wendy Hollway

The Capacity to Care by Wendy Hollway

Provides a unique theorization of the nature of selfhood, drawing on developmental and object relations psychoanalysis, philosophical and feminist literatures.

'This book is significant for its scholarly exploration of psychological aspects of caring and compassion, marking an important development in the field' - Dr Ann Weatherall, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

'Building on her ground-breaking earlier work on gender, subjectivity and method, Wendy Hollway's new book makes an exciting intervention in recent debates about care. It is a wonderful example of how psychoanalytic perspectives can transform social scientific, feminist and public understandings.' – Sasha Roseneil, University of Leeds, UK

'Wendy Hollway, one of the foremost psycho-social thinkers of our time, weaves psychic and social reality together in a fascinating account of the development and vicissitudes of the capacity to care.' - Lynne Layton, Harvard Medical School, USA

'The Capacity to Care provides a thought-provoking and complex analysis of a subject both long neglected and oversimplified. Hollway creates an urgency to take this topic seriously.' - Leanne R. Parker, PsycCRITIQUES

This book is significant for its scholarly exploration of psychological aspects of caring and compassion, marking an important development in the field. - Dr Ann Weatherall, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington

Building on her ground-breaking earlier work on gender, subjectivity and method, Wendy Hollway’s new book makes an exciting intervention in recent debates about care. It is a wonderful example of how psychoanalytic perspectives can transform social scientific, feminist and public understandings. – Sasha Roseneil, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Leeds

Wendy Hollway, one of the foremost psycho-social thinkers of our time, weaves psychic and social reality together in a fascinating account of the development and vicissitudes of the capacity to care. - Lynne Layton, Faculty, Harvard Medical School

Wendy Hollway is a Professor in Psychology at the Open University. She has worked in several social science disciplines and has pursued a critical psychology perspective in many areas. She is especially interested in the development of subjectivity and the use of psychoanalysis in qualitative methodology.

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ISBN 13	9780415399685
ISBN 10	0415399688
Title	The Capacity to Care
Author	Wendy Hollway
Series	Women And Psychology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2006-10-05
Number of pages	162
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