The Myth of Women's Masochism

by Paula J. Caplan

Book Overview

"Finally, a definitive study that debunks one of Freud's most damaging myths--that women are inherently masochistic--...offers healthier ways...to view female behavior." MS. Magazine "Concrete,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525243615
• ISBN13: 9780525243618
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This book will change your life

The Myth of Women's Masochism shouldn't be needed any longer, but it is badly needed, and it is important and life-changing, because far too many people still believe that women actually love to suffer. Caplan makes the case with tremendous clarity and compelling stories that women's unhappiness gets blamed on their (actually non-existent) masochism, and the results are that women regard themselves as sick and helpless, and no one looks at the real causes of women's unhappiness. Over the many years since this classic was published, I have bought the books in quantity and sent them to friends and family. It's remarkable how many of them have contacted me later to tell me that they read the book and then were able to leave an abusive relationship or a horrendous job situation.If people would read this book and learn from it, it would revolutionize the ways women, men, and therapists think about what makes women's lives difficult and what could be done about it.Every word Caplan writes rings true and is vivid and clear.