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Feminism in Psychology: Revolution or Evolution?
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This article discusses the major contributions of feminism to the discipline of psychology in the areas of theory, research, and practice. Among the most important of these innovations are the introduction of the psychology of girls and women as legitimate topics of study; naming and exploring important issues in the lives of women; reconstructing research methods and priorities to study women in the context of their lived experiences; integrating multiple diversities into all areas of the discipline; developing innovative approaches to therapeutic practice; transforming institutions toward being more inclusive and collaborative; and advocating for social action and public policies that benefit the health and well-being of both women and men. Although feminist scholarship and practice have permeated substantive areas of the discipline in both subtle and visible ways, many sectors of psychology remain wary of perspectives that are openly feminist. Feminist psychology remains active, however, and will continue to insist on the visibility of women in all its sectors and practices and on a discipline that values and promotes equality and social justice for all.
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“Nowadays, the predominant clashes are between essentialism and social constructionism (Worell, 2000), which correspond to the broader epistemological split related to diverging conceptualizations of gender.”
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“By embracing the famous slogan ' the personal is political ' feminist psychologists began to treat personal distress, not merely as a product of hormonal or other bodily disbalance, but as embedded in social, economic, and political inequalities (Worell, 2000).”
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“The critique of early feminist works in psychology for providing monocausal, universalistic, and ahistorical accounts of gender (Scott, 1986; Nicholson, 1994) in fl uenced the formation of the multicultural movement in psychology (Chrisler and McCreary, 2010) and integrative feminist psychology (Worell, 2000: p. 187).”
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- Authors
- Worell, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Corresponding author
- Worell, Judith
- Venue
- The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2000-09
- Volume
- 571
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 183-196
- ISSN
- 0002-7162 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3349
- OpenAlex
- W2054966846
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
- Keywords
- feminist psychology, women in psychology, gender diversity, women's health and well-being, social justice, inclusive institutions, therapeutic practice, social policy advocacy, gender equality
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