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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... goal , and I wrote of " the power for transformation that one clear song of femi- nism might some day hold " ( M. M. ... goal of the movement is the resolution of gender differences . Thus , if women and men are truly equal , and if ...
... goal be achieved or not ? In such stories , all is subsumed by the goal . The heroic character must not allow anything to interfere with the quest . Is a heroine the same as a hero ? Some might say that narratives of heroes are equally ...
... goal ? And while I have the floor , isn't it a contradiction in terms to talk about achieving participation , something like saying , " I made us all do exactly what each wanted to do ? " The goal of participatory research is to ...
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 |