Through the use of group therapy sessions, conducted within a cognitive-behavioral framework, the author explores the cultural, social and parental influences on women's lives. In-depth case studies and transcripts from the sessions illustrate the women's actual step-by step process in examining such issues as:

Self-determination
Motherhood as fulfillment
Consequences of a two-career family
Divorce
Infidelity
Competitiveness among women
Identifying sources of power within and outside oneself

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Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Background


2. Life as Usual


3. Challenges: Search for Meaning


4. Sex-Role Identity and Motivational Forces


5. Explorations and Discoveries


6. Development of Personal Significance


7. Options, Goals, and Decisions


8. Recovering the Forgotten Self


9. Understanding the Structure of Gender


10. Designing and Constructing a Life


11. Changing Attitudes Toward Self and Other Women


12. Was It Worth the Price?

References
Name Index
Subject Index