| Critical Acclaim |
"At
last we have an erudite and exciting history of the pioneers of relational
psychology. Robb's narrative makes a page-turner of a most unlikely
story–a group of feminist academics who changed the world, one research
paper at a time."
– Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia
"Provides a long overdue
service to three remarkable women whose contributions to our collective
understanding of gender, politics, and psychology are truly immeasurable…Much
of my work is founded on these women's insights, so it was wonderful
to learn about their experiences as educators both inside and outside
their fields of expertise." – Rosalind
Wiseman, author
of Queen Bees and Wannabees
"Christina Robb turns
up the volume on a few quiet women who discovered the missing link between
feminist politics and female reality. Their contribution to relational
psychology really did "change everything" – and Robb paints an exciting
portrait of this paradigm shift." – Jennifer
Baumgardner, coauthor of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism,
and the Future
"Movingly and
absorbingly describes the struggle to legitimize an entirely new, out-of-the-box
way of thinking about human beings. The work of these psychologists is
nothing short of revolutionary: it has had an undeniable impact on politics,
feminism, human rights movements, and, of course, personal relationships–literally
changing people's lives. You will learn not only the history of relational
psychology but also about the very things you need to know to make and
sustain fruitful human connections."– Leora
Tanenbaum, author of Slut!: Growing Up Female with a Bad
Reputation
"Robb describes
theory without didacticism, disentangles misperceptions without condescension,
and makes powerful political statements without rancor. Her book is an
example of what happens when women have "a chance to know themselves,
and to be known, not only for what they could be if they acted just like
men but also for the culture they carried as women…the intense, emotionally
connected cooperation and creativity necessary for human life and growth.'"– Oprah
Magazine
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| Abstract: |
Based
on the work of Carol Gillian, Jean Baker Miller, Judith
Lewis Herman and Stone Center colleagues, this book tells the story of
a new relational psychology. It recounts the untold work of a pioneering
group of psychologists, mostly womenborn of the human rights movements
of the 1960s and 1970s and recounts the untold
work
of
a pioneering
group
of psychologists,
mostly women, who at times took monumental risks, crossing boundaries and
breaking institutional taboos, in order to fully understand the ways in
which relationships shape us. |
