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... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > psychoanalysis and motherhood
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > psychoanalysis and motherhood
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > psychoanalysis and motherhood
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > psychoanalysis and motherhood

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psychoanalysis and motherhood  

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  • Psychoanalysis is a therapeutic modality and a critical theory, both emphasizing the relation between conscious and unconscious processes in psychic life. Associated with femininity—the “dark continent” of classical psychoanalytic thought—the maternal initially had only a marginal place. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Psychoanalysis and Motherhood]

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