With that in mind, the author is highly recommended by me. Certain parts are impossible to understand because it's like the narrator is reading points off a chart. But the execution is horrible for an audiobooks. It might even be your role, offended feminist man. The role of housewife certainly existed and still does. At its most fundamental level, humans according to Berne seek what. Games People Play by Eric Berne is a layman-accessible book on psychology chiefly concerned with the concept of game playing, one I found quite interesting. Example: I'm a married man, and for most of the marital games I put myself in the position of housewife. Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2004. To all the whiney people who could 'barely' stand to finish on account of the sexism, seriously learn to see roles as what they are, and substitute necessary words to whatever floats your boat and won't enrage your inner SJW. Yes the way women and men are talked about is not culturally appropriate now, 50 years ago when this book was written that was the norm. I'd like to start by addressing that many reviews mention the 'sexism'. Great Idea! Terrible format for audiobook It was definitely worth the listen, but I'm glad it was short, and I had to grit my teeth and overlook the extreme sexism to get the benefit of the underlying concept. The underlying concept of certain types of social encounters being 'games' with payoffs, and the distinction of people operating from their Child, Parent, or Adult roles was tremendously useful. Which character – as performed by David Colacci – was your favorite? I'd check more carefully before I purchased, certainly. Would you ever listen to anything by Eric Berne again? An unexpected side effect is the compassion I now feel for the era my mother lived through. Despite the disclaimer that the genders of the roles in the Games are 'without prejudice,' the content of this book is ridiculously sexist.

What would have made Games People Play better?