Parenting, as an unpaid occupation outside the world of public power, entails lower status, less power, and less control of resources than paid work.

- Nancy Chodorow

A concern with parenting...must direct attention beyond behavior. This is because parenting is not simply a set of behaviors, but participation in an…

- Nancy Chodorow

The mother is the early care giver and primary source of identification for all children.... A daughter continues to identify with the mother

- Nancy Chodorow

Maturity is not equated with independence though it includes a certain capacity for independence...The independence of the mature person is simply th…

- Nancy Chodorow

Since our awareness of others is considered our duty, the price we pay when things go wrong is guilt and self-hatred. And things always go wrong. We …

- Nancy Chodorow