S/he Stole My Jouissance! A Lacanian Approach to Gender in the Group
This article takes a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective to group work and, more specifically, to the ways in which working through conflicts related to gender may be achieved in a group setting. Lacan's theory adds to our understanding of how to orient group therapy in three major ways. First,...
| Publié dans: | Group. - Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 1977. - 35(2011), 3, Seite 221-234 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2011
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| Accès à la collection: | Group |
| Sujets: | Philosophy Social sciences Physical sciences Business |
| Résumé: | This article takes a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective to group work and, more specifically, to the ways in which working through conflicts related to gender may be achieved in a group setting. Lacan's theory adds to our understanding of how to orient group therapy in three major ways. First, Lacan's theory of feminine and masculine subjectivity is not reducible to biological sex binaries. Lacan's corresponding conceptions of phallic and Other jouissance are discussed in tandem with masculine and female subjectivity to elucidate the ways in which they manifest themselves in the group process. Second, Lacan's theory of subjectivity and its relation to language supports the notion of the social and historical construction of gender norms and the benefits of deconstructing gender norms in the larger effort to work through one's conflicts with the Other. Third, Lacan's theory reveals that many of our gender stereotypes are shaped by the frequent co-occurrence of obsession and masculinity and hysteria and femininity. Obsession and hysteria are briefly explained. These three aspects of Lacanian theory are discussed with the aid of group examples to show how interpreting the group process through these lenses can highlight the groups issues relating to gender. |
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| ISSN: | 03624021 |