Mum's the World

the long version

"As their sons' first love object, mothers are granted the power to influence their subsequent relationships with both women and men. What happens when this power is abused?" "In this brilliant and arresting book, Arlene Gorodensky reveals the fruits of her research into a phenomenon which she has labelled the Mamma's Boy Syndrome (MBS). The condition affects the sufferer socially, sexually and psychologically, with concrete and debilitating effects. Gorodensky explores the unconscious as well as conscious mechanisms that contribute to the creation and perpetuation of the Mamma's Boy, and she argues MBS has been trivialized by a society which is afraid of its implications." "Mum's the Word is a powerful work, which will affect the lives of many of its readers. It is those mothers who are unaware of their potent influence; it is for sons who are confused by their ambivalence towards Mother and their inability to form meaningful relationships; it is for fathers who have a crucial contribution to make; and it is for anyone who wants to understand the Mamma's Boy Syndrome."--Jacket.