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Publication Date: 1988-Mar
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Tao Rising: Sexism and Feminist/Transpersonal Therapy.
Sawyer, Llewlee L.
This report presents a dialectical model of identity development which is based on observations of how the self evolves within the context of feminist/transpersonal therapy. Developmental stages which are identified include fusion (Stage I), differentiation (Stage II), and integration (Stage III) of the Child (asserting) and Parent (nurturing) functions of the ego. Patriarchal society is described as a Stage II society, in which the Child and Parent functions are polarized by gender class. Oppression, including sexism, is interpreted as a defining characteristic of Stage II relationships. The supplanting of Stage II society by Stage III society is predicted, and the role of the feminist/transpersonal therapist in this transition is described. It is concluded that, although male and female clients may come to therapy with different kinds of skills and deficits, the therapeutic objectives are identical for both: to achieve an identity in which the Child and Parent functions of the ego are experienced by the client as complementary, internal aspects of the Transcendent Self. (Author/NB)
Publication Type: Reports - General; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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