title: [A body of one's own. Sexual development and physical female development in the mother-child relationship].
abstract: Prevalent psychoanalytic opinion has it that (sexually) femaleness is marked by a severe deficiency. Accordingly it is widely held that the acknowledgement of female sexuality is primarily a matter for fathers rather than mothers. The author takes a different stance, insisting on the opportunities inherent in the mother-daughter relationship to the extent that it both permits and encourages pleasurable self-examination and acceptance of the body on the part of the growing girl. In the therapeutic connection, the author calls for a form of remedial socialisation to fill the specific lacunae that have developed around female sexuality.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Flaake
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011606:Psychosexual Development
vernacular_title: Ein Körper für sich allein. Sexuelle Entwicklungen und körperliche Weiblichkeit in der Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung.