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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... stories are made . Joseph Campbell ( 1956 ) , a lover of ancient myths , proposes that there is one fundamen- tal myth , the " monomyth . " This myth begins with the hero , who is dedicated to a quest ... stories requires Life Stories 57.
... story forms by which " significant " members of a culture define themselves . Less important people , those who merely tell their stories to them- selves and their private audiences , also use these forms . We all know ourselves , we ...
... stories , family histories , television and movie stories , adver- tising , and the like . As these examples illustrate , the narrative is the central means by which people learn to endow their lives with meaning across time ( Bruss ...
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 |