Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface to the 1993 Edition xi
5. 1. Why Do You Do This to Yourself? 1
6. 2. What the “Experts” Have Said 17
7. 3. Mothers 43
8. 4. The Child’s Growth Toward “Masochism”: “Expert” Opinion and Reality 69
9. 5. Women in Relationships with Men 81
10. 6. Women’s Bodies 113
11. 7. Women as Victims of Violence 133
12. 8. Women at Work 169
13. 9. Women in Therapy 189
14. 10. The Beginning 219
15. Notes 229
16. Bibliographical References 255
17. Index 272