Deconstructing Feminist Psychology

Erica Burman

Nov 1997 · SAGE

About this ebook

How close is feminist psychology to contemporary feminism? How can feminist psychological practice address issues of `difference′ between women in meaningful ways? What price has feminist psychology had to pay for attempting to engage with mainstream psychology to revise and improve it?

This book critiques feminist practice within psychology, and reflects the diversity from across the globe of feminist struggles around psychology. An international group of key feminist psychologists explore the relations between feminist politics and psychological practices in: transitional and postcolonial contexts; the distinct European traditions of critical psychology and women′s studies; and psychology′s colonial `centre′ in the United States. Issues of `race′, class and sexuality figure centrally in the discussions around the politics of feminist practice in psychology.

About the author

Erica Burman is Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology and Women′s Studies at The Manchester Metropolitan University. Her publications include Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (1994), Challenging Women: Psychology′s Exclusions, Feminist Possibilities (co-authored, 1996) Psychology Discourse Practice: From Regulation to Resistance (co-authored, 1997) and Culture, Power and Difference (co-edited, 1997). CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Lisa Bird University of Wellington Frigga Haug Berlin Gordana Jovanovic University of Belgrade Amanda Kottler University of Cape Town Ann Levett University of Cape Town Margot Pujal i Llombert Universitat Autonoma Barcelona