Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender, H...

by Nicola Curtin

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Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender, Hardcover by Roberts, Tomi-Ann (EDT); Curtin, Nicola (EDT); Duncan, Lauren E. (EDT); Cortina, Lilia M. (EDT), ISBN 3319321390, ISBN-13 9783319321394, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This timely and thought-provoking collection explores the ways in which psychological science interacts with and addresses gender across varied subdisciplines in the field, from a feminist viewpoint. A particular aim of this volume is to move the conversation of gender in psychology beyond a difference-only paradigm. Veteran and emerging feminist scholars survey the handling of sex and gender issues across psychology, and describe how feminist perspectives and methodologies can and should be applied to enhance the field itself, but also in the service of social justice in the various cultures of corporations, academia, and the global stage. Contributions span theoretical advances, latest empirical findings, and real-world advocacy, with instructive and illuminating first-person accounts detailing challenges and rewards of feminist scholarship and practice in psychology. Throughout the volume, chapters document a dynamic field in its evolution from the traditional, two-dimensional study of gender-based differences to concerted multidisciplinary approaches, to cutting edge feminist theoretical and methodological advances such as intersectionality to understand gender in context. The volume is divided into three distin

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
• Year: 2016
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9783319321394
• Condition: Fine

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