Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology: Narrative, Gender, and PerformanceSAGE Publications, 2001 - 229 pages Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology introduces a distinctive new mode in doing psychology. This psychology is based on an increasingly popular range of ideas called social constructionism. Within the book, new forms of theory and methods of inquiry relating social constructionism to feminist topics are introduced. Each chapter highlights different topics of special concern within gender studies, especially the psychology of women. The book draws from the central tenets of postmodern inquiry, as played out in the positive framework of social constructionism. Emphasized are reflexivity, the social basis of reality making, the breakdown of traditional narrative forms, the loss of objectivity as a scientific standard, and the possibilities for new forms of doing research. In this respect, the book is unique and serves to provide a point of view on an intriguing movement that is gaining momentum across the social sciences and humanities. |
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... in a Vortex of Desire Naked or Nude The Power of the B ( r ) ush Binary and Bodies Pinning a Wench to the Wall 6 IN PURSUIT OF ENTITLEMENTS The titles of the chapter suggest 145 Gaze and the Naked Maja: Si(gh)tes for Controversy.
... Naked Maja is a respectable element in the dominant culture . This position is developed via intellectual argu- mentation and bolstered by claims to traditional authorities . This position is ex- emplified in a comment from a professor ...
... Naked Maja is not erotic . If we look at the dilemmas at the top from a more sympathetic view , it is very possible that we can take the Father - Professors at their word . They do not find The Naked Maja a turn - on . Its value as ...
Contents
The Emergence of Feminist Postmodern Psychology | 9 |
Pieces of a Dream | 52 |
Bodies Under Construction | 72 |
Copyright | |
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Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology: Narrative, Gender, and Performance Mary Gergen Limited preview - 2000 |
Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology: Narrative, Gender, and Performance Mary Gergen No preview available - 2001 |