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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... regard the notion of " natural " itself as a constructed category ( Martin , 1987 ; Tiefer , 1995 ; White , Bondurant , & Travis , 2000 ) . The task , according to Butler ( 1990 ) , is " to expose the foundational categories of sex ...
... regard as the enemy within . He assists them in cre- ating conversations between the person and the enemy to stave off anorexia's overtaking of the body . Other therapists use forms of narrative reconstruction to help clients change ...
... regard the experience as made up of material to be interpreted , to be reflected upon , to be engaged in emotionally , mentally , perhaps even physically . This particular sense of occasion and focus as well as the overarching social ...
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 |