

Her first book – The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the sociology of gender (1978) – was considered by the Sociological Association in 1996 to be one of the 10 most influential books of the past 25 years! Nancy Chodorow's contributions to sociology are far-reaching. Nancy Chodorow: contributions to sociology

As both a feminist psychoanalyst and sociologist, Chodorow has pushed forward both disciplines, combing the two to highlight how our relationships around, and ideas and stereotypes of, gender are reproduced. Whether you admire or despise them whether your relationship is strong or weak whether you can't wait to leave home or feel a sense of anxiety at just the thought – our parents affect our psyche in ways we may not even be conscious of yet. Let's be honest, our parents leave a lasting mark on us.
