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How does one become a man or a woman? Psychoanalysis shows that this is never an easy task and that each of us tackles it in our own, unique way. In this important and original study, Genevieve Morel focuses on what analytic work with psychotic subjects can teach us about the different solutions human beings can construct to the question of sexual identity.Through a careful exposition of Lacanian theory, Morel argues that classical gender theory is misguided in its notion of 'gender identity' and that Lacan's concept of 'sexuation' is more precise. Clinical case studies illustrate how sexuation occurs and the ambiguities that may surround it. In psychosis, these ambiguities are often central, and Morel explores how they may or may not be resolved thanks to the individual's own constructions. This book is not only a major contribution to gender studies but also an invaluable aid to the clinician dealing with questions of sexual identity.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Psychology

• Full title: Sexual Ambiguities
• Author: Genevieve Morel
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9781855755840
• ISBN: 185575584X
• ID: 05115920
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Weight: 476 g
• Dimensions: 148 × 231 × 33 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. December 2011

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