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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... perhaps women and men might benefit more from developing syntheses that would expand life story options for all . At the same time , however , further atten- tion is needed to the cultural patterns in which these discourses are embedded ...
... Perhaps an example might help to clarify the distinction between the psychological and performative ways of using dialogic methods . Otherwise , readers may be tempted to take all of this with a grain of salt . Let me explain with an ...
... Perhaps the Zen master is right . It all / nothing makes sense . Second Woman : A word about Stephen Tyler , to whom this piece is daddy- kated . He's a cover - boy10 ( do you think I'm covering some- thing up ? ) , an under - cover ...
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 |