Why are women taught to apologise for anger before they have even finished feeling it?
Female Rage and Its Suppression is a powerful, intelligent, and deeply researched exploration of the emotion women have been trained to hide, soften, explain away, or turn against themselves.
Across law, medicine, psychology, literature, politics, work, family life, and intimate relationships, this book traces the long history of female anger being labelled dangerous, hysterical, irrational, difficult, hormonal, or mad. It examines how women's anger has been punished, medicalised, dismissed, and controlled, from the common scold and the scold's bridle to hysteria, the rest cure, workplace tone policing, online abuse, and the modern vocabulary of dismissal.
This is not a book about rage as chaos.
It is a book about rage as information.
Inside, readers will discover:
• How girls are taught early to distrust their own anger
• Why female anger has so often been treated as a threat to social order
• How words like hysterical, shrill, difficult, and hormonal are used to silence women
• The physical and psychological costs of suppressing anger
• How anger operates in relationships, workplaces, politics, art, and digital culture
• Why Black women and working-class women face different and often harsher penalties for anger
• How women's anger has fuelled resistance, reform, creativity, and liberation
• What it means to reclaim anger as a moral signal rather than a personal failure
Serious, bold, and unflinching, Female Rage and Its Suppression gives language to something many women have felt but were taught not to name.
The anger was never the problem.
The silencing was.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Why are women taught to apologise for anger before they have even finished feeling it?Female Rage and Its Suppression is a powerful, intelligent, and deeply researched exploration of the emotion women have been trained to hide, soften, explain away, or turn against themselves.Across law, medicine, psychology, literature, politics, work, family life, and intimate relationships, this book traces the long history of female anger being labelled dangerous, hysterical, irrational, difficult, hormonal, or mad. It examines how women's anger has been punished, medicalised, dismissed, and controlled, from the common scold and the scold's bridle to hysteria, the rest cure, workplace tone policing, online abuse, and the modern vocabulary of dismissal.This is not a book about rage as chaos.It is a book about rage as information.Inside, readers will discover: - How girls are taught early to distrust their own anger- Why female anger has so often been treated as a threat to social order- How words like hysterical, shrill, difficult, and hormonal are used to silence women- The physical and psychological costs of suppressing anger- How anger operates in relationships, workplaces, politics, art, and digital culture- Why Black women and working-class women face different and often harsher penalties for anger- How women's anger has fuelled resistance, reform, creativity, and liberation- What it means to reclaim anger as a moral signal rather than a personal failureSerious, bold, and unflinching, Female Rage and Its Suppression gives language to something many women have felt but were taught not to name.The anger was never the problem.The silencing was. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235641976
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Why are women taught to apologise for anger before they have even finished feeling it?Female Rage and Its Suppression is a powerful, intelligent, and deeply researched exploration of the emotion women have been trained to hide, soften, explain away, or turn against themselves.Across law, medicine, psychology, literature, politics, work, family life, and intimate relationships, this book traces the long history of female anger being labelled dangerous, hysterical, irrational, difficult, hormonal, or mad. It examines how women's anger has been punished, medicalised, dismissed, and controlled, from the common scold and the scold's bridle to hysteria, the rest cure, workplace tone policing, online abuse, and the modern vocabulary of dismissal.This is not a book about rage as chaos.It is a book about rage as information.Inside, readers will discover: - How girls are taught early to distrust their own anger- Why female anger has so often been treated as a threat to social order- How words like hysterical, shrill, difficult, and hormonal are used to silence women- The physical and psychological costs of suppressing anger- How anger operates in relationships, workplaces, politics, art, and digital culture- Why Black women and working-class women face different and often harsher penalties for anger- How women's anger has fuelled resistance, reform, creativity, and liberation- What it means to reclaim anger as a moral signal rather than a personal failureSerious, bold, and unflinching, Female Rage and Its Suppression gives language to something many women have felt but were taught not to name.The anger was never the problem.The silencing was. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235641976
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Why are women taught to apologise for anger before they have even finished feeling it?Female Rage and Its Suppression is a powerful, intelligent, and deeply researched exploration of the emotion women have been trained to hide, soften, explain away, or turn against themselves.Across law, medicine, psychology, literature, politics, work, family life, and intimate relationships, this book traces the long history of female anger being labelled dangerous, hysterical, irrational, difficult, hormonal, or mad. It examines how women's anger has been punished, medicalised, dismissed, and controlled, from the common scold and the scold's bridle to hysteria, the rest cure, workplace tone policing, online abuse, and the modern vocabulary of dismissal.This is not a book about rage as chaos.It is a book about rage as information.Inside, readers will discover: - How girls are taught early to distrust their own anger- Why female anger has so often been treated as a threat to social order- How words like hysterical, shrill, difficult, and hormonal are used to silence women- The physical and psychological costs of suppressing anger- How anger operates in relationships, workplaces, politics, art, and digital culture- Why Black women and working-class women face different and often harsher penalties for anger- How women's anger has fuelled resistance, reform, creativity, and liberation- What it means to reclaim anger as a moral signal rather than a personal failureSerious, bold, and unflinching, Female Rage and Its Suppression gives language to something many women have felt but were taught not to name.The anger was never the problem.The silencing was. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235641976
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