Charting a new course for feminist psychology
Lynn H. Collins, Michelle R. Dunlap, & Joan C. Chrisler, Eds.
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.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Feminist Theory and Pedagogy
1 .Gendered Subjects in Psychology: Satirical and Discursive Perspectives
by Maureen C. McHugh and Lisa Cosgrove
2. Deconstructing the Difference: Conceptualizing Feminist Research from
Within the Postmodern by Lisa Cosgrove and Maureen C. McHugh
3. The Faces of Feminist Pedagogy: A Survey of Psychologists and Their
Students by Merideth J. Tomlinson and Ruth E. Fassinger
4. 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
5. Deconstructing Attachment Theory: Naturalizing the Politics of Motherhood
by Susan H. Franzblau
6. 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
7. Self-Esteem Inoculation: Protecting Girls from the Effects of Sexism
by Lynn H. Collins
8. 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
9. HIV Among Elderly Women: Ignored and Overlooked by Health Care Providers
and Public Policy Makers by Jennifer M. Hillman and Kristin J. Broderick
10. Black Battered Women: New Directions for Research and Black Feminist
Theory by Carolyn M. West
11. Hormone Hostages: The Cultural Legacy of PMS as a Legal Defense by
Joan C. Chrisler
Women's Mental
Health and Feminist Therapy
12. Prevention of Eating Disorders: Problems, Pitfalls, and Feminist Possibilities
by Lori M. Irving
13. Body Image Disturbance and Disordered Eating in African American and
Latina Women by Eleanor F. Gil-Kashiwabara
14. Stories of violence: Use of Testimony in a Support Group for Latina
American Battered Women by Marja Booker
Feminist Activism
in the Public Interest
15. "We All Need Different Kinds of Help": Poor Women's Perspectives on
Welfare Reform by Ingrid Johnston-Robledo and Renee N. Saris
16. Women, Federal Policy, and Social Change: Bringing a Feminist Presence
to Capitol Hill by Jeanine C. Cogan and Camille Preston
Book Code: C6952 ISBN: 0-275-96952-5
392 pages, Figures
Praeger Publishers
Publication Date: March 30, 2002
List Price: $69.95, hardcover