Charting a New Course for Feminist Psychology (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Collins, Lynn H.; Chrisler, Joan C.; Dunlap, Michelle R.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Feminist psychology is vigorous, creative, and increasingly activist. This volume reflects women's diversity and incorporates strategies for social action and opportunities for political activism. It anticipates trends and developments in the psychology of women and feminist psychology. Chapters include those about women and self-esteem, leadership skills, welfare reform, spirituality, and domestic violence. The emphasis on social activism is unique. Unusual and cutting-edge research methodologies and techniques are also discussed. This book will be of interest to clinicians and scholars aiming to enhance their expertise and awareness in this field. The focus on contemporary research and future directions of the psychology of women will be a welcome, sophisticated addition to a syllabus for graduate courses in the psychology of women.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313010613
• Artikelnr.: 68528325

Autorenporträt

LYNN H. COLLINS is Associate Professor of Psychology at LaSalle University. She is liaison for the Society for the Psychology of Women and the Association for Women in Psychology, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Eastern Psychological Association. MICHELLE R. DUNLAP is Assistant Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College. JOAN C. CHRISLER is Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College. She is President of the Connecticut Conference of the American Association of University Professors and President-elect of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Feminist Theory and Pedagogy Gendered Subjects in Psychology:
Satirical and Discursive Perspectives by Maureen C. McHugh and Lisa
Cosgrove Deconstructing the Difference: Conceptualizing Feminist Research
from Within the Postmodern by Lisa Cosgrove and Maureen C. McHugh The Faces
of Feminist Pedagogy: A Survey of Psychologists and Their Students by
Merideth J. Tomlinson and Ruth E. Fassinger Women of Color and Feminist
Psychology: Moving from Criticism and Critique to Integration and
Application by Michelle K. Williams, Terry McCandies, and Michelle R.
Dunlap Psychological Development Deconstructing Attachment Theory:
Naturalizing the Politics of Motherhood by Susan H. Franzblau Dimensions of
Silencing and Resistance in Adolescent Girls: Development of a Narrative
Method for Research and Prevention by Joseph Spinazzola, Helen W. Wilson,
and Vicki B. Stocking Self-Esteem Inoculation: Protecting Girls from the
Effects of Sexism by Lynn H. Collins Woman, Whither Goest Thou? To Chart
New Courses in Religiousness and Spirituality and to Define Ourselves! by
Carole A. Rayburn and Lee J. Richmond Women's Health HIV Among Elderly
Women: Ignored and Overlooked by Health Care Providers and Public Policy
Makers by Jennifer M. Hillman and Kristin J. Broderick Black Battered
Women: New Directions for Research and Black Feminist Theory by Carolyn M.
West Hormone Hostages: The Cultural Legacy of PMS as a Legal Defense by
Joan C. Chrisler Women's Mental Health and Feminist Therapy Prevention of
Eating Disorders: Problems, Pitfalls, and Feminist Possibilities by Lori M.
Irving Body Image Disturbance and Disordered Eating in African American and
Latina Women by Eleanor F. Gil-Kashiwabara Stories of Violence: Use of
Testimony in a Support Group for Latina American Battered Women by Marja
Booker Feminist Activism in the Public Interest "We All Need Different
Kinds of Help": Poor Women's Perspectives on Welfare Reform by Ingrid
Johnston-Robledo and Renee N. Saris Women, Federal Policy, and Social
Change: Bringing a Feminist Presence to Capitol Hill by Jeanine C. Cogan
and Camille Preston