“Existentialist literature provides a more satisfactory account of the persistence of feminine narcissism. Simone de Beauvoir makes use of the existentialist conception of 'situation' in order to account for the persistence of narcissism in the feminine personality. A woman's situation,… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the exigencies of female tenderness are such as virtually to guarantee the man's absolution by the woman--not on her terms, but on his.… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“While women suffer from our relative lack of power in the world and often resent it, certain dimensions of this powerlessness may seem abstract… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Why isn't every woman a feminist? Feminism tells a tale of female injury, but the average woman in heterosexual intimacy knows that men are… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Those who claim that any woman can reprogram her consciousness if only she is sufficiently determined hold a shallow view of the nature of… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Existentialist literature provides a more satisfactory account of the persistence of feminine narcissism. Simone de Beauvoir makes use of the existentialist conception of 'situation'… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Under the current ‘tyranny of slenderness’ women are forbidden to become large or massive; they must take up as little space as possible. The… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
