Psychoanalysis and the Family in Twentieth-Century France : FrancOise Dolto and Her Legacy Hardback
by Richard Bates
Part of the Studies in Modern French and Francophone History series
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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: Françoise 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. -- .
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:280 pages, 8 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:08/02/2022
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- ISBN:9781526159625
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:280 pages, 8 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:08/02/2022
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- ISBN:9781526159625
