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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... success . But men and women do not describe their feelings in the same way . Let us listen . Lee Iacocca ( 1984 ) : My years as general manager of the Ford Division were the happiest period of my life . For my colleagues and me , this ...
... success she experiences at work . If her body begins to show signs of aging or unattractiveness , her career potential is also blunted . No matter what career she is in , her talent is seen as correlated with her appearance.3 Embodiment ...
... success of the endeavor . As I have already mentioned , I failed to " teach " the notion of social constructionism to the participants , yet they seemed to create a solution to the problem by actually planning to transform the image of ...
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 |