Misogyny, Projective Identification, and Mentalization tells the story of women who have been erased, dismissed, and devalued, while putting forth a hypothesis about why the phenomenon occurs and what can be done to change this dynamic. Author Karyne Messina proposes that projective identification - the mechanism that allows a person or group to get rid of negative feelings, thoughts, or fantasies by attributing them to someone else - can (particularly in political and cultural settings) create a hivemind and lead to dismissal, humiliation, violence, and atrocity against women.
Misogyny, Projective Identification, and Mentalization tells the story of women who have been erased, dismissed, and devalued, while putting forth a hypothesis about why the phenomenon occurs and what can be done to change this dynamic. Author Karyne Messina proposes that projective identification - the mechanism that allows a person or group to get rid of negative feelings, thoughts, or fantasies by attributing them to someone else - can (particularly in political and cultural settings) create a hivemind and lead to dismissal, humiliation, violence, and atrocity against women.
Misogyny, Projective Identification, and Mentalization tells the story of women who have been erased, dismissed, and devalued, while putting forth a hypothesis about why the phenomenon occurs and what can be done to change this dynamic. Author Karyne Messina proposes that projective identification - the mechanism that allows a person or group to get rid of negative feelings, thoughts, or fantasies by attributing them to someone else - can (particularly in political and cultural settings) create a hivemind and lead to dismissal, humiliation, violence, and atrocity against women.