| Feminism and Discourse: Psychological Perspectives Contributor(s): Wilkinson, Sue (Editor), Kitzinger, Celia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803978014 ISBN-13: 9780803978010 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: Discourse analysis is now a key methodology in social psychology and is considered an important tool by feminist psychologists. Feminism and Discourse is not only representative of the diverse schools using discourse analysis but also offers an informed examination of the value and methodology for feminism and psychology. A critical introduction contextualizes the recent debates in discourse analysis and illustrates four topics of key feminist concern: adolescent knowledge about menstruation, sexual harassment, gendered representation, and anorexia nervosa. The second part of the book contains five assessments of the utility of discourse analysis--both as theory and as method. Feminism and Discourse constitutes both a showcase for a major area of contemporary feminist social psychology in Britain and a critical evaluation of discourse analysis for the feminist project of intellectual, social, and political change. This book is essential reading for discourse analysts across the social sciences and for feminist social psychologists. It will also be of interest to students in social psychology, the psychology of women, psychology and language, women's studies, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology |
| Dewey: 150.82 |
| LCCN: 95074610 |
| Series: Gender and Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.34" W x 8.76" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a showcase for a wide range of discourse analytical work in psychology from a feminist perspective. It constitutes a thorough critical evaluation of this approach for the feminist project of intellectual, social and political change. Leading researchers explore the benefits and contradictions of discourse analysis and consider its value for feminist psychology. The first part of the book illustrates the application of discourse analysis to four key topics of feminist concern: adolescent knowledge about menstruation; sexual harassment; gendered representations of childhood; and anorexia nervosa. The second part contains five assessments of the usefulness of discourse analysis - both as theory and as method |