Challenging women : psychology's exclusions, feminist possibilities
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Challenging women : psychology's exclusions, feminist possibilities
Open University Press, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-198) and index
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: pbk ISBN 9780335195107
Description
Challenging Women builds upon feminist analyses of psychology to look critically at the assumptions which underlie both psychology and feminism. Drawing upon current feminist research and theory, the authors explore key professional issues in psychology and its related disciplines. While opening up questions rather than imposing answers, they develop practical feminist interventions and contributions to these issues.
Challenging Women examines a range of topics central to psychology as well as other clinical, educational and policy disciplines. These include sexual abuse, menstruation, feminist therapy, the regulation of mothering, the gendering of the 'caring' professions, and women's safety. Throughout, the authors explore themes of:
*difference, power and reflexivity
*the politics of research
*the 'cultural maleness' of psychological theory and teaching
*the relations between 'race' and gender
Challenging Women is the first book to provide a systematic and mutual critique of feminism and psychology, and to explore the practical implications they have for each other. It will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology, gender, women's studies, and the health and caring professions.
Table of Contents
Introduction
contexts, contests and interventions
/f002Part One: Theoretical challenges
Women, food and fat
too many in the kitchen?
Constructing femininity
models of sexual abuse and the production of 'woman'
In a bad humour...with psychology
/f002Part Two: Reflecting on research
Heavy periods
the process of collusion and compromise in research
Black parent governors
a hidden agenda
'Keeping mum'
paradoxes of power relations in interviewing
/f002Part Three: Institutions, interventions and difference
Gendered 'care' and the structuring of group relations
child-professional
Parent researcher
Fit to parent? developmental psychology and 'non-traditional' families
Power in feminist organizations
Conclusion
Endnote
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ISBN 9780335195114
Description
"Challenging Women" builds upon feminist analyses of psychology to look critically at the assumptions which underlie both psychology and feminism. Drawing upon current feminist research and theory, the authors explore key professional issues in psychology and its related disciplines. While opening up questions rather than imposing answers, they develop practical feminist interventions and contributions to these issues. "Challenging Women" examines a range of topics central to psychology as well as other clinical, educational and policy disciplines. These include sexual abuse, menstruation, feminist therapy, the regulation of mothering, the gendering of the "caring" professions, and women's safety. Throughout, the authors explore themes of: difference, power and reflexivity; the politics of research; the "cultural maleness" of psychological theory and teaching; and the relations between "race" and gender. "Challenging Women" is the first book to provide a systematic and mutual critique of feminism and psychology, and to explore the practical implications they have for each other.
It should be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology, gender, women's studies, and the health and caring professions.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Theoretical challenges: women, food and fat - too many cooks in the kitchen?
- constructing femininity - models of sexual abuse and the production of "Woman" in a bad humour with psychology. Part 2 Reflecting on research: heavy periods - the process of collusion and compromise in research
- black parent governors - a hidden agenda
- "keeping mum" - paradoxes of power relations in interviewing. Part 3 Institutions, interventions and difference: gendered "care" and the structuring of group relations
- child - professional - parent - researcher
- fit to parent?
- developmental psychology and "non-traditional" families
- power in feminist organizations.
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