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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... tion is paid to the question of how gender identity is defined in these various approaches . I have chosen this topic because it is basic to all forms of feminist psychology . In clarifying the term gender identity , the question of ...
... tion is needed to the cultural patterns in which these discourses are embedded . As long as the power relationships between men and women appear to favor the male versions of reality and value , as long as the workplace makes little ...
... tion ( J. Wilkinson & P. Weaver , Trans . ) . Notre Dame , IN : University of Notre Dame Press . Piaget , Jean . ( 1955 ) . The language and thought of the child . New York : New American Library . Piaget , Jean . ( 1960 ) . The child's ...
Contents
The Emergence of Feminist Postmodern Psychology | 9 |
Pieces of a Dream | 52 |
Bodies Under Construction | 72 |
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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 |