In the Company of Women Indirect Aggression among Women: Why We Hurt Each Other and How to Stop

Name: In the Company of Women Indirect Aggression among Women: Why We Hurt Each Other and How to Stop
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ISBN: 9781585422234

ISBN-10: 1585422231

ISBN-13: 9781585422234

Edition: 2003

Authors: Pat Heim, Susan Murphy, Pat Heim, Susan K. Golant

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Two leading experts on gender issues in the workplace describe how indirect aggression among women undermines their professional and personal success, and explain how to change conflict into cooperation. Following the success of Queen Bees and Wannabes and Odd Girl Out, about aggression in girls, In the Company of Womenexplains how indirect, or "relational," aggression can hurt women and hinder them from achieving success and harmony in their adult lives. Gender studies have shown that when a goal is in sight, men generally use direct action to attain it. Women, on the other hand, have been socialized to express aggressive actions through indirect means-using behavior such as shunning,…

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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/26/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.02" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Introduction



Conflict: Why Women Behave the Way They Do



The Golden Triangle: Relationships, Power, and Self-Esteem



The Power Dead-Even Rule



From the XX Files: The Origins of Woman-to-Woman Conflict



Lessons from Childhood



The Bitch Factor: Indirect Aggression



Colleagues: Finding Powerful Allies and Friends Among Women in the Workplace



The Goal Is the Relationship



Loosening Power Dead-Even Double Binds



How to Have Healthy Conflict with Another Woman



Handling Conflict with Style



How to Be an Effective Female Leader



Building a Dream Team


A Final Word



Books on Self-Esteem



Conflict Styles Questionnaire Answer Key


Notes


References