Mother, Madonna, Whore: Idealization and Denigration of Motherhood
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Welldon explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects which women see as their own creations, specifically, their babies. The potential causes and consequences of these conditions, including maternal and paternal incest and its frequent aftermath, prostitution, are also discussed.
Author: Estela V. Welldon
Format: Paperback, 185 pages
Published: 1988, Free Association Books, United Kingdom
Genre: Unclassifiable: no BIC
Welldon explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects which women see as their own creations, specifically, their babies. The potential causes and consequences of these conditions, including maternal and paternal incest and its frequent aftermath, prostitution, are also discussed.