Intimate relationships in China in the light of depth psychology a study of gender and integrity
Introduction -- The notions of femininity and masculinity and men and women in China -- The history of developing psychoanalysis and analytical psychology in China -- The applicability of analytical psychology in China: how a Western psychological lens might be adapted in the East -- Experiences, di...
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
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2020
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- The notions of femininity and masculinity and men and women in China -- The history of developing psychoanalysis and analytical psychology in China -- The applicability of analytical psychology in China: how a Western psychological lens might be adapted in the East -- Experiences, disappointments and expectations: interviews with young urban Chinese couples -- The peony pavilion as a picture of sexual individuation -- Unresolved Oedipal conflicts and narcissism-typical difficulties for marriage and individuation for young Chinese today: two clinical case studies -- Some concluding reflections: marriage as a psychological relationship in China. "In Intimate Relationships in China in the Light of Depth Psychology: A Study of Gender and Integrity, Huan Wang presents an overview of Jungian ideas as they apply to gender roles and relationships in contemporary Chinese culture. Moving beyond a Western interpretation of key concepts, Wang attempts to understand and deal with the difficulties of contemporary marriages in a rapidly changing society, investigating how young Chinese couples have been affected by traditional values, Westernisation, and the one-child policy. Wang also discusses how depth psychology has developed and been applied in China, highlighting how it differs in Chinese and Western settings and the problems and achievements Chinese people have faced. She concludes that the Chinese psyche today is experiencing a transition from the compliance of collectivism to the awareness of individuation, and that the rediscovery of the notion of integrity will help Chinese therapists to find their way, make young Chinese people independent individuals, and bring a new approach to their marriage"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 216 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780367369286 978-0-367-36928-6 9780367369279 978-0-367-36927-9 9780429351945 |