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Questioning Feminine Connection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Morgan E. Forbes
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Abstract

This paper examines Nancy Chodorow's theory of feminine connection and masculine separation in The Reproduction of Mothering. First it demonstrates that, contrary to many feminists’ interpretations, Chodorow's theory does not portray masculine separation as a social problem to which feminine connection is the solution. Then it shows that Chodorow's apparently intended theory is incoherent. Finally, it argues that Chodorow's claims imply another theory that is coherent and that deserves feminists’ attention.

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Hypatia , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , Spring 1997 , pp. 140 - 151
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Copyright © 1997 by Hypatia, Inc.

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