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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... response to the notion made famous by Simone de Beauvoir ( 1953 ) that women have always been positioned as the “ Other ” in male - dominated sys- tems , women become the " One " in this analysis . Jean Baker Miller's endeavors ( Miller ...
... responses and only using qualita- tive analysis of the discourse . Now I consider the responses also as a form of dialogue , with me as the silent interlocutor with each of the respondents . The answers they gave served as a form of ...
... responses related to the central issues of the performance . " Against Mod Mascu - linity and Post - Mod Macho : A Feminist ... response it has received among curious graduate students and new doctorates , as well as active midcareer 170 ...
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 |