Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology
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Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology

Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INCISBN: 9780761911517

Narrative, Gender, and Performance

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By Mary Gergen
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Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 228 x 152 mm
Weight: 340 g
Pages: 240

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Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology introduces a distinctive new mode of doing psychology based on social constructionism. Mary Gergen presents new forms of theory and methods of inquiry relating social constructionism to feminist topics. Each chapter highlights different topics of special concern within gender studies, especially the psychology of women. The book draws on the central tenets of postmodern inquiry and emphasizes: reflexivity; the social basis of reality making; the breakdown of traditional narrative forms; the loss of objectivity as a scientific standard; the possibilities for new forms of doing research; This unique book provides an insight into an intriguing movement that is gaining momentum across the social sciences and humanities. Feminist Reconstruction in Psychology contains illustrated material which may render the book unsuitable for certain markets.

Dr. Gergen is Professor Emerita at Penn State University, Brandywine, in the Philadelphia area. She has taught courses in many subfields in psychology and in Women's Studies. Her major academic focus has been on social constructionist theory and feminism. Currently she is an officer in the Taos Institute, a non-profit educational organization. She also advises Ph.D. students in applied social science fields. Her work has taken her to many countries around the glove, most recently Nanjing, China. Recent collaborators include Kenneth J. Gergen and Ellen Cole.

PART ONE: STRAIGHT TALK: AN INTRODUCTION The Emergence of Feminist Postmodern Psychology Life Stories Pieces of a Dream Gendered Narratives Bodies under Construction Talking about Menopause A Dialogue Social Ghosts Opening Inquiry on Imaginal Relationships Gaze and the Naked Maja Si(gh)tes for Controversy PART TWO: PERFORMATIVE PSYCHOLOGY: WHYS AND WHEREABOUTS Woman as Spectacle, or Facing Off Cavorting with Carn-ival Knowledge Against Mod Mascu-linity and Post-Mod Macho A Feminist End-Game PART THREE: A CLOSING: INVITATIONS TO COMMENCE

"The book is seriously provocative. It challenges all psychologists to be feminist and experimental in their research. It is worth reading because of what we might find out if we were." Contemporary Psychology

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