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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... result , most critics , including feminists , argue that findings are not simply found ; they only seem to be.3 To ... results depend upon their own interpretive skills and the regulatory forms that membership in a community of scholars ...
... result of the commingling of influences of all participants . I like this idea . It contrasts strongly with the vague promises sci- entists often make to " help mankind " ( just as they give some poor sap the sugar pill ) . In this view ...
... result in different interpretations of the same event . ( p . 681 ) And , I might suggest , it would result in different outcomes for the person's well- being or emotional satisfaction . Until very recently , the general theoretical ...
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 |