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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... possible for feminist psychologists does not depend upon unity . The range of pursuits within feminist psychology is not a discouraging formation , 3 nor is the rising chorus of different voices to be regarded as problematic . Rather ...
... possible to speculate that the silence surrounding dialogic thought may involve gender distinctions as well as other historical exigencies . Maintaining a relational form of thinking may be too strongly tied to stereotypic feminine ...
... possible to rock on the chair or stool ] So what might we do about the opposite sexes ? Can we only count to two ? Or can there be boy - girls and girl - boys , and everything else in between ? Sugary snakes and spicy snails , and leave ...
Contents
The Emergence of Feminist Postmodern Psychology | 9 |
Pieces of a Dream | 52 |
Bodies Under Construction | 72 |
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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 |