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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... indicated that they had been less satis- fied with life at 35 than they had been at 20 or thought they would be at ... indicate how the conversation allowed the group to achieve three forms of tasks : bringing itself into being Other ...
... indicated that women did not view menopause as negatively as members of the medical professions did ( Cowan , Warren , & Young , 1985 ) . Gannon and Ekstrom ( 1993 ) found that among 581 women and men , views of menopause depended ...
... indicated that most articles in highly esteemed scientific journals are read thoroughly by very few . Surely one reason for this is that they are so difficult and unappealing linguistically that only those heavily invested in a ...
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 |