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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... knowledge , the transmission of knowledge from the physical to the symbolic could be achieved without undue distortions . Other rules of conduct to ensure accuracy included operationalizing terms , so that their definitions were clearly ...
... knowledge ( M. M. Gergen , 1988b ) . The heartland of scientific activity became that of discovering women's stories of their everyday lives . For some feminist psychologists , especially those involved in therapy and education , this ...
... knowledge that exist beyond the control , influence , or desire of any given indi- vidual or group . 22 Social constructionists agree with Kuhn that knowledge is situ- ated , local , contingent , temporary , and inextricably intertwined ...
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 |