Integrating Male and Female Elements in a Woman's gEnder Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8333888 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosemary Balsam (Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis,), Rosemary H Balsam (Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1335-1360 |
| Publication date | 2001-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0651 • E-ISSN: 1941-2460 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00030651010490040401 |
| PMID | 11809026 |
| OpenAlex | W2095068552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 25 |
Despite advances in female developmental theory since the 1970s, there remains a lingering tendency to stereotype and polarize gender identity. The key to this puzzle may be found in the legacy of early libido theory, which offers an unintegratable solution for women. This is because in order for a woman to claim femininity according to this early theory, her masculine trends in development must be repudiated and `overcome.` A contemporary theory based on primary femininity suggests that this early theoretical `either/or` dilemma puts forward a developmentally immature solution. The analysis of a thirty-year-old woman, and a commentary contrasting `old` and `newer` ways of thinking on the part of the analyst, demonstrate that an interweaving pattern of paternal identifications and male body representations, together with the female body image and female identifications, is necessary to create a mature gender identity portrait. The female body representation and maternal identifications may indeed be enhanced by male internalizations, as happened in this particular instance
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2021 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |