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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... major Manstory . ( I wonder , where is the woman in this story ? She is to be found only as a snare , an obstacle , a magic power , or a prize . ) The whole ideology of representational significance is an ideology of power . -Stephen ...
... major differ- ences I have found between the relatively more profound emotional interdepen- dency and intimacy requirements of women in the telling of their stories and those of men . In general , the important aspects of women's ...
... major ways : anxiety and denial . Among autobiographers , overtly expressed fear of dysfunction is predominant among men whose career success is closely linked to physical condition . Thus , Rashad ( 1988 ) comments , " Injuries are the ...
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 |