Knowing Woman

In this classic work a noted Jungian analyst explores the division of the human psyche into masculine and feminine. Characteristic of feminine consciousness she writes is diffuse awareness which recognizes the unity of all life and promotes acceptance and relationship. The masculine attitude is one of focused consciousness the capacity to formulate ideas and to change invent and create. Concerned with the experience of women in a culture dominated by masculine values the author discusses topics such as the animus (the masculine soul image in a woman's unconscious); women's roles in relation to work friends children and lovers; and issues such as abortion aging and self-determination.