Nancy Chodorow is a pioneering feminist sociologist and psychoanalyst whose work centers on the reproduction of gender and the psychological development of individuals. She offers profound insights into how early relationships shape our identities, exploring the intricate societal and cultural forces that perpetuate these patterns. Her approach masterfully integrates psychoanalytic thought with feminist theory, illuminating the nature of feelings and their impact on both personal lives and broader culture.
When this text was published two decades ago, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The text was recently chosen by Contemporary Sociology as one of the ten most influential books of the 25 years between 1974 and 1999.