Psychoanalysis and the Family in Twentieth-Century France - FrancOise Dolto and Her Legacy (Hardcover)

In the last quarter of the twentieth century, if French people had a parenting problem or dilemma there was one person they consulted above all: Francoise Dolto (1908-88). But who was Dolto? How did she achieve a position of such influence? What ideas did she communicate to the French public? This book connects the story of Dolto's rise to two broader histories: the dramatic growth of psychoanalysis in postwar France and the long-running debate over the family and the proper role of women in society. It shows that Dolto's continued reputation in France as a liberal and enlightened educational thinker is at best only partially deserved and that conservative and anti-feminist ideas often underpinned her prominent public interventions. While Dolto retains the status of a national treasure, her career has had far-reaching and sometimes harmful repercussions for French society, particularly in the treatment of autism. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Richard Bates
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5962-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-5962-7
Barcode:	9781526159625

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