Torn in Two by Rozsika Parker

Torn in Two by Rozsika Parker

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

Conflicting feelings of love and hate for a child can have a creative impact on mothering. This is Rozsika Parker's contention in this book as she presents an understanding of maternal ambivalence. She draws on interviews with mothers, clinical material and a range of literary sources.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Torn in Two by Rozsika Parker

Conflicting feelings of love and hate for a child can have a creative impact on mothering. This is Rozsika Parker's contention as she presents an understanding of maternal ambivalence. Drawing on interviews with mothers, clinical material and a range of literary sources, she explores differing experiences of maternal ambivalence. Parker's revision of psychoanalysis from the point of view of the mother also makes a contribution to feminist thinking on motherhood. This book is appropriate for general readers as well as the professional.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781853818837
ISBN 10 1853818836
Title Torn in Two
Author Rozsika Parker
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1995-06-08
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note Unavailable