Description
A classic critique of traditional psychology in which the foundations of critical and feminist psychology are laid down
It has a new foreword on the changes in the discipline that have taken place
This book is cited as a base reference for a wide range of later texts
Critical and feminist psychology have grown in interest over last few years, and are increasingly accepted into mainstream psychology.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The point of departure Introduction to Section 1: From the individual to the social - a bridge too far.W. Holloway, Fitting work: psychological assessment n organizations. J. Henriques, Social psychology and the politics of racism. Introduction to Section 2: Constructing the subject. C. Venn, The subject of psychology. V. Walkerdine, Developmental psychology and the child-centred pedagogy: the insertion of Piaget into early education. Introduction to Section 3: Theorizing subjectivity. W. Holloway, Gender difference and the production of subjectivity. C. Urwin, Power relations and the emergence of language.
