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This understanding of Wharton\u2019s phobia, it is argued, throws new light on the developmental issues and conflicts related to the female \u201coedipal\u201d or triadic phase, characterized by the need to negotiate the two worlds of mother and of father.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0003065114545991","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,7,25]],"date-time":"2014-07-25T02:57:16Z","timestamp":1406257036000},"page":"573-601","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Edith Wharton\u2019s Threshold Phobia and Two Worlds"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Deanna","family":"Holtzman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nancy","family":"Kulish","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,7,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0003065114545991","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Anderson J.W. 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