Transforming Psychology : Gender in Theory and Practice

Transforming Psychology : Gender in Theory and Practice
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9780195360653
ISBN-13 : 0195360656
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Book Synopsis Transforming Psychology : Gender in Theory and Practice by : Chicago Stephanie Riger Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies Program University of Illinois

Download or read book Transforming Psychology : Gender in Theory and Practice written by Chicago Stephanie Riger Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies Program University of Illinois and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000-08-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, a rich, diverse, yet sometimes contradictory body of research has been gathered under the general rubric of "psychology of women." This burgeoning literature represents several disciplines, among them psychology, psychiatry, sociology, political science, and women's studies. To bring sense to this agglomeration of views, both for the layperson and the student, the author looks at research in this area as a social process and refutes the notion that science can be objective about its search for universal truths. She asks us to reflect on how we choose among explanations of behavior, calling the need to examine the psychology of women in a social and historical context. Throughout the book, Riger reveals how interpretive frameworks shape how we perceive research findings. Her central theme suggests that social factors shape the meaning and experience of biological femaleness.


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