This fascinating collection of autobiographical and biographical essays examines the many roles of mother and father, both personal and cultural, in the psychological life and development of the individual.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: MY MOTHER, MY FATHER

Father and Son Robert Bly

On Being Born, On Caring, and On Dying Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

My Mother and My Father Mary Catherine Bateson

Powerful Women: Mother, Great Grandmother Betty Sue Flowers

The Power and Limitations of Parents Jerome Kagan

PART TWO: THE MOTHER, THE FATHER

The Eternal Woman: The Worship of Mary in Art Elizabeth Silverthorne

Mother and Daughter Relationships Mary Briner

The Myth of the Hero John Silber

Jung: Father and Son-One View Murray Stein

Jung: Father and Son-Another View Harry A. Wilmer