Woman's Relationship with Herself: Gender, Foucault and Therapy

by Helen O'Grady

Book Overview

Woman's Relationship with Herself explores the relationship women have with themselves and demonstrates how this relationship is often dominated by debilitating practices of self-surveillance. Employing Foucault's notion of panoptical power, Helen O'Grady illuminates the link between this kind of self-surveillance and the broader mechanisms of social control, arguing that these negative practices prevent women from enjoying a satisfying, affirming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415331277
• ISBN13: 9780415331272
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"