Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice - Hardcover

Golden, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517708124 ISBN 13: 9780517708125

Verlag: Harmony Books, 1998

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Examines the historical, social, cultural, and mythic reasons why women subordinate their own needs to the needs of others, explaining how to overcome self-defeating behavior, rediscover the true meaning of sacrifice, and renew energy, identity, and creativity. 50,000 first printing.

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g the Mermaid addresses the great numbers of women, of all ages, who find themselves constantly disregarding their own well-being to put the needs of others first--even against their will and contrary to their principles--because they cannot face the guilt they would feel if they didn't.
        
Mothers subordinate their smallest needs to their children's; daughters assume the burden of caring for elderly parents; wives sacrifice their careers for their husband's; in the office, women put in extra effort for their coworkers or the boss without making demands for themselves.
        
Despite the great changes over the past thirty years in our ideas about women's role in society and their potential for achievement, many continue to sabotage their own interests, stunt their emotional and intellectual growth, and deny themselves the full richness of life due to excessive self-sacrifice.

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• Verlag: Harmony Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0517708124
• ISBN 13: 9780517708125
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 323