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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... young man to join a prestigious Manhattan club , is shocked to find his body is a consider- ation in membership selection : " Because I was young and good - looking , and because some of the older members of the club were married to ...
... young children , in which imagined dialogue could be discerned , was regarded by Vygotsky as an inferior form of talk compared to the sophisticated and elaborate monologue that eventually developed . Vygotsky neglected to acknowledge ...
... young men . ( Not much to disagree with there , although what means young ? And maybe men aren't the only choice , but otherwise Beatrice was right on . ) Let's dedicate this performance to the Mama of Dada , may her spirit live forever ...
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 |