Essays on Mothering

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Literature review summary Summarizing the relevant research related to the interconnection between eating disorders and parenting styles, the authors point to the general scientific interest for connections between types of parent-child bonds and overall psychological and mental implications for the child. The authors state that the existing research on long-term psychological implications of parental bonding style is predominantly retrospective, while the body of research shows the connection between overprotective parenting (especially from mothers) with eating disorders and particularly anorexia, bulimia and drive for thinness (Lobera et al., 2011, p. 729). At the same time, the reviewed research shows a ...

There have been conducted numerous studies on fantasies experienced by men and women. The human mind can be named sexually dimorphic, that supposes that we consciously realize the difference between “man” and “women” fantasies. Thus, Balbus (2002) and Chodorow (1991) discuss the ideas that women and men have different types of fantasies. Balbus` work “masculinity and the (M)other” reveals the mothering theory that seems to explain how that come that females are more likely to suffer from the narcissism of the “ideal object” or to defend against the anxiety of separation from the mother that can be called ...

Needless to say, the 21st century provides a challenging situation for working mothers. Women who choose to develop and pursue careers while establishing families with children often find themselves in over their heads. These women are forced to keep up with their professional lives in addition to keeping up with maternal duties that have been set well in advance of the current era. Therefore, the rules that the women of the modern era follow are ones set up by those women who were strictly focused on being a homemaker and mother. Fulfilling the role of one’s career in ...