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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... abilities , nor are they more persuasible or helpful . How aggressive women and men are depends greatly upon how the ... ability , or skill inadver- tently foster subordination in important areas of life . The strong controversy over ...
... ability to han- dle stress and danger , and our reliability in tight spots . It was the difference be- tween thinking you're pretty good , and proving it . ( Yeager & Janos , 1985 , p . 88 ) Edward Koch ( 1984 ) : I am the Mayor of a ...
... ability of individuals to consider the effects of the self on others and then to internalize the observing presences as a Generalized Other is necessary for the formation of the self and for effective social interac- tions in the ...
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 |