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Sociocultural influences in the theory of Karen Horney

Sociocultural influences in the theory of Karen Horney The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 56, No. 2, 1996 SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES IN THE THEORY OF KAREN HORNEY Giuseppe Miccolis What kind of person was Karen Homey? It is hard to give a single an- swer to this question. Certainly she was complex, full of contradictions and conflicts. She was attracted by her youthful reading of Zola's Nan,, and then, immediately after, she would be quoting the moralistic statements of Spinoza and agreeing with them. Loving and hating her mother, she couldn't stand the presence of her father, while she would also feel a strong attachment to him and his Norway. She would write with joy about a Christmas passed with her family and would be full of admiration for her mother who, in honor of her father, offered the family a Norwegian punch, Juleklapp. At the same time, she would describe the cold look of her father's eyes, a look she confessed she couldn't stand. In her American years a trusted housekeeper, Sophie, who cared for the family, was also Norwegian. She was an avid reader of the books of Karl May in her childhood, which describe the adventures of a young German who traveled the Amer- ican http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Sociocultural influences in the theory of Karen Horney

Miccolis, Giuseppe
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 56 (2): 7 – Jun 1, 1996
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1996 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 56, No. 2, 1996 SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES IN THE THEORY OF KAREN HORNEY Giuseppe Miccolis What kind of person was Karen Homey? It is hard to give a single an- swer to this question. Certainly she was complex, full of contradictions and conflicts. She was attracted by her youthful reading of Zola's Nan,, and then, immediately after, she would be quoting the moralistic statements of Spinoza and agreeing with them. Loving and hating her mother, she couldn't stand the presence of her father, while she would also feel a strong attachment to him and his Norway. She would write with joy about a Christmas passed with her family and would be full of admiration for her mother who, in honor of her father, offered the family a Norwegian punch, Juleklapp. At the same time, she would describe the cold look of her father's eyes, a look she confessed she couldn't stand. In her American years a trusted housekeeper, Sophie, who cared for the family, was also Norwegian. She was an avid reader of the books of Karl May in her childhood, which describe the adventures of a young German who traveled the Amer- ican

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Published: Jun 1, 1996

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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