Contemporary Critical Psychology当代批判性心理学.pptVIP

WELCOME TO PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN Leeat Granek Leeat@Yorku.ca  Critical Psychology: Seeks to change contemporary psychology and society on behalf of “individuals and communities in general and…oppressed groups in particular” Places emphasis on the moral, social, and political implications of psychological research and practice (e.g., ethics) Enhances the focus on subjectivity and inter-subjectivity Critiques philosophies and theories in psychology What is Feminism? Socialist feminism: many kinds of divisions between groups of people that can lead to oppression. Women of color feminism/ Womanist feminism: began with criticism of the white women’s movement for excluding women of color and issues important to them such as poverty, racisms and needs for job, health care, good school and safe neighborhoods for everyone. Radical Feminism: emphasizes male control and domination of women throughout history. Liberal Feminism: a feminist is a person who believes that women are entitled to full legal and social equality with men and who favors changes in laws, customs and values to achieve the goal of equality. Cultural Feminism: emphasizes differences between men and women. Global Feminism: focuses on how sexist practices are related across cultures and they are connected to neocolonialism and global capitalism. What is Feminist Psychology? Feminism places a high value on women, considering women worthy of study in their own right and not just in comparison with men. Feminism recognizes the need for social change on behalf of women: feminist psychology is avowedly political. Womanless Psychology Women’s experiences or achievements were too unimportant to be a focus of inquiry (history taught as a litany of accomplishments or works accomplished by men). Disproportionate and unreflective use of males only as experimental subjects. Failure to examine the impact of gender when both sexes were used as subjects. Assumption that findings from stud