The Mismeasure of Woman - Hardcover

Tavris, Carol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671662740 ISBN 13: 9780671662745

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1992

Synopsis

A work that challenges accepted notions about the sexes traces the deep-rooted sense of guilt and deficiency in women that has been caused by the practice of defining man as the norm and woman as his opposite. 30,000 first printing. Tour.

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Review:

Sam Keen author of "Fire in the Belly" By destroying destructive myths about the inferiority and superiority of women, "The Mismeasure of Woman" provides "the" ground for a new dialogue between men and women.

"Publishers Weekly"

A valuable, enlightening roadmap to sanity for women and men.

"Kirkus Reviews"

The author's unusual ability to winnow out deeply embedded errors in thinking makes this an especially important, stimulating, and timely work.

Susan Faludi

author of "Backlash"

Tavris' bracing insights...demonstrate that women are measuring themselves with a rigged yardstick -- one designed to measure (and exaggerate) the stature of men.

Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D.

author of "The Dance of Anger"

Original, provocative, and utterly fascinating, this splendid book will change profoundly the way we think about the sexes -- and sex differences.

Sam Keen

author of "Fire in the Belly"

By destroying destructive myths about the inferiority and superiority of women, "The Mismeasure of Woman" provides "the" ground for a new dialogue between men and women.

"Booklist"

What Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" did to raise the social consciousness of women, Tavris' book is certain to do for the public awareness of medical and mental health issues as they affect women....Captivating and well documented.

Susan Faludi

(author of "Backlash)," in the "San Francisco Chronicle"

In the good humored and commonsense approach that has typified her work, Tavris shows how both men and women use dubious standards of measure....[Women can start to change] by arming themselves with Tavris' bracing insights.

"Philadelphia Inquirer"

Tavris' lucid analysis is sharpened by a wit that punctures the pretensions of "experts..,."This provocative book covers an impressive range of topics [and is] a thoughtful, challenging contribution to the debate on gender and its social meaning -- a humane plea for understanding between men and women.

"The New York Times Book Review"

[Written with] wit, erudition, and moderation....The great virtue of this book is that its author never confuses the very real differences in women's and men's experiences -- pregnancy and childbearing being the most obvious -- with the cultural artifacts surrounding these undeniable facts of life.

About the Author:

Carol Tavris, Ph.D., is a social psychologist, lecturer, and writer on many aspects of psychology. Her books include Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion. Tavris is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0671662740
• ISBN 13: 9780671662745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1