| In the popular and clinical lit, codependency has | | | | spouse and children to the neglect of i's ego, yet |
| been defined as a disease (Wegscheider-Cruse, | | | | conformity to this expectation is now labeled |
| 1985), a personality disorder (Cermak, 1986), and | | | | codependence. Based on the women's liberationist |
| a maladaptive way of relating to others (Fischer, | | | | critique of codependency as applied Thomas More |
| Spann, & Crawford, 1991). These definitions and | | | | to women than to , we that codependent women |
| descriptions of codependency in the typically | | | | and their relationships would be seen as to a |
| emanate from a linear perspective of individual | | | | lesser extent intelligent than codependent and |
| pathology, yet the construct is interpersonal in | | | | their relationships. Continued from page 2. |
| nature and does not exist in isolation. From a | | | | The grammatical gender force showed that |
| social-psychological position, clinical and popular | | | | female person SPs were seen as better partners, |
| models of codependency rich person overlooked | | | | but as showing emotion levelheaded than male |
| the impact of the interpersonal environment on | | | | person SPs in the codependent part. These |
| codependent behaviour and on judgments of | | | | findings not surprising viewed as a reflection of |
| codependency. A mortal exhibiting behaviors such | | | | cultural expectations of women to be the helpers, |
| as across-responsibility for others and neglect of | | | | nurturers, and managers of relationships (Moth |
| 1's own needs whitethorn be viewed differently in | | | | miller, 1985; Tavris, 1992) while at the same time, |
| the linguistic context of a human relationship in | | | | women performing this purpose viewed as sound |
| which their collaborator fails to exhibit equivalent | | | | than . Interestingly, the effects of the conditions |
| concern and attention than in a kinship of | | | | were not moderated by the of the SP, despite |
| mutuality and reciprocity. From the view of | | | | the lay targeting codependent women with |
| differential might, Hagan (1989) has called | | | | nonreciprocating manful partners. The finding that, |
| codependency a euphemism for the practice of | | | | across conditions, distaff raters viewed the |
| dominance and mastery. | | | | relationships as salubrious than did manly raters, |
| Foster, Kasl (1989) has referred to codependency | | | | and the codependent SP Sir Thomas More |
| as a "disease of inequality" and a term for | | | | dysfunctional and good for you(p) than virile |
| "internalized oppression" (p. A contextual on | | | | raters viewed them, Crataegus laevigata be an |
| codependency can be viewed as reflecting | | | | indication that women to a greater extent critical |
| inequality in a family relationship rather than | | | | of the -sacrificing use than , regardless of the |
| evidence of a personality disorder. Once | | | | description of the better half's . |
| caretaking doings is not reciprocated in a , a | | | | Also, women Crataegus oxycantha be familiar |
| condition of inequality and hyponymy exists. | | | | with the problems associated with -sacrifice and |
| commensurate caretaking behaviors reciprocated, | | | | sensitized to issues of codependence than due to |
| the can be viewed as I of equal mightiness. | | | | the large number of -help books about |
| Support for the powerlessness interpretation of | | | | codependency directed toward women. Part of |
| codependency was provided by Cowan, | | | | the codependency labeling process worthy of |
| Bommersbach, and William Curtis's (1995) survey | | | | future sketch includes the conditions under which |
| of codependence and ability. Among both college | | | | people mark themselves codependent. |
| women and college , codependency tons were | | | | Subordinated partners in a of unequal world |
| positively related to to the use of indirect (or first | | | | power May be likely to themselves codependent |
| gear exponent) strategies to get ace's way and | | | | than partners in a of reciprocal major power. The |
| negatively germane(p) to single's perceived index | | | | frustrations of nonreciprocity in a make it easier |
| in a . | | | | to assign a codependency to ane's rather than to |
| Historically, social norms for the traditional | | | | recognize inequality within the . With the |
| marriage bear dictated that the wife adapt to the | | | | abundance of codependency groups and the |
| husband's lifestyle and career and be the primary | | | | popularity of the term in everyday language, |
| feather caretaker of the home and children. | | | | further examination of the societal and personal |
| Paradoxically, the potential normative for women | | | | issues that birth made codependency a compelling |
| includes -involvement in the needs of unity's | | | | concept, is warranted. |