On Our Own Terms: Redefining Competence and Femininity

By Maggie Mulqueen

Book Overview

By redefining current theories of competence motivation and sex-role identity, this work offers a powerful reconceptualiztion of what it means to be a competent woman in today's society. Analyses of case studies of competent women lead to a new theory that enables women to attain positive self-esteem based on internally desired and determined criteria. This new theory challenges prevailing theories of competence motivation and sex-role identity development that assume competence and femininity to be mutually exclusive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079140952X
• ISBN13: 9780791409527
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher