De Beauvoir, Bridget Jones' pants and vaginismus

Barker, Meg (2011). De Beauvoir, Bridget Jones' pants and vaginismus. Existential Analysis: Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 22(2) pp. 203–216.

Abstract

This paper considers the relevance of de Beauvoir’s work for clients with 'vaginismus'. Focusing on women's relationships to their bodies, partners, and being-for-others more widely, it links de Beauvoir's theories to more recent research, and to a key case study. The importance of therapist awareness of shifting gender roles is highlighted.

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• Item ORO ID
• 29253
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 0958-0476
• Keywords
• De Beauvoir, being-for-others, bodies, gender, psychosexual therapy, vaginismus.
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling > Psychology
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2011 Existential Analysis
• Depositing User
• Meg-John Barker