Envy, Competition and Gender : Theory, Clinical Applications and Group Work (Hardcover)

Nitsun, Foreword. Part 1: Developmental Perspectives.  Envy on the Crossroad Between Destruction, Self-actualization and Avoidance.  Men, Masculinity, and Competition: Whither the New Man?  The Evolution of the Female Self: Attachment, Identification, Individuation, Competition, Collaboration, and Mentoring.  Snow Whites, Stepmothers and Hunters: Gender Dynamics in Envy and Competition in the Family. Part 2: Practice Perspectives.  Envy and Generativity: Owning Inner Resources.  To Have or Not to Be: A Puzzling Question.  On Being Envied: ‘Heroes’ and ‘Victims’.  Envy in Body Transference and Countertransference: Female Treatment Dyads, Patients with Eating Disorders. Part 3: Group Perspectives.  Revenge and Retaliation.  Jealousy, Envy, and Competition: A Gender Difference and the Dynamics as an Anti-group Force in the Group.  Gender, Envy, and Competition in the American Work Place: Academic Setting a Case Example.  Conclusion