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Author_Martin Kantor MD
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Childhood Anlage
Clinical Features
Cognitive Aspects of Sadomasochism
Differences Between Sadomasochism and an Ordinary Mental Disorder
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Product details
- ISBN 9781440863202
- Weight: 624g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 25 Oct 2019
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Explains the subtle but pervasive aspects of sadomasochism that affect everyday relationships across our lives, detailing when the power and control dynamics become neurotic and describing actions that can be taken to better individuals and improve society.
For most people, a whip-wielding, leather-clad sexual subculture comes to mind when they hear the phrase "sadomasochism." But as psychiatrist Martin Kantor explains in this book, sadomasochism is generally about power, control, dominance, and submission, dynamics that are subtle and pervasive in all of our lives, from home life to work life to social interactions including political arenas. The bottom line: sadomasochism is about the giving or receiving pleasure from the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation and both pain and pleasure can be purely emotional, no sexual or physical context necessary.
Kantor deconstructs sadomasochism to show us how it affects each of us, consciously or not. He explains the "life phases" of sadomasochism, the role early trauma plays in this self-defeating action when it reaches a neurotic level, and the damage it does to individuals, loved ones, and society. This ground-breaking book will appeal to psychology students and researchers, as well as general readers with an interest in psychology.
Martin Kantor, MD, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who has been in private practice in Boston and New York City, and served as assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical School.
