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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... culture uses to absorb all possible " Bildung , " success / failure , learning , education , and transition to adulthood . -Rachel DuPlessis ( 1985 , p . 182 ) Beverly Sills , who became a star performer at the Life Stories 61.
... failure , wishing for a change the frequent result is some form of bodily obliteration . Ballerina Kirkland ( 1986 ) describes a period of despair : " I wanted to lose my identity . . . . [ At night , sleeping , ] I was able to dream my ...
... failure to overcome the lim- its of egocentrism . However , in general , an emphasis on the importance of such activities is almost nonexistent in the repertoire of psychological concepts of development in most academic disciplines ...
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 |