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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... social ghosts are , where they come from , when they are likely to be most present , and what functions they may serve in people's lives . Until I began this project , I had never discussed my " social ghosts " with others , and I had ...
Narrative, Gender, and Performance Mary Gergen. A social ghost for me is Don D. I saw Don , a former friend , change ... ghosts was personal experience sup- ported by literary accounts , I also wanted to connect the study of imaginal rela ...
Narrative, Gender, and Performance Mary Gergen. define the idea of a social ghost as clearly and as neutrally as possible and then to elicit from the respondents a few examples of social ghosts in their own lives . The survey then ...
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 |