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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... conditions if these con- ditions bear no resemblance to ordinary life ? I also noted the problems with inter- preting ... condition of dis- connection from their normal social groups in strange settings . Rather than work- ing in this ...
... condition . It is not so much that the body is used instrumentally — as a means to some other end outside the body . Rather , to be in a certain bodily condition is to " be one- self . " Or to be who one is is to be in the unified ...
... conditions within the dialogue that would yield up a new form of meaning to apply within their lives . I hoped they ... condition of the body and in addition produce diverse psychological problems , many of them Other : MG : Other : MG ...
Contents
The Emergence of Feminist Postmodern Psychology | 9 |
Pieces of a Dream | 52 |
Bodies Under Construction | 72 |
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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 |