| Description |
x, 216 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
A Decade of Postmodern Psychology / Lois Holzman and John Morss -- I. Postmodernism and Psychology: Oasis or Blur? Two Cheers for Postmodernism: Living the Paradox / John Morss. Four Story-Theories about and against Postmodernism in Psychology / Ian Parker. Method, Measurement, and Madness / Erica Burman. Performance, Criticism, and Postmodern Psychology / Lois Holzman -- II. From Identity to Relationship: Politics and Participation. Women as Spectacle / Mary Gergen. From within Our Lives Together: Wittgenstein, Bakhtin, Voloshinov and the Shift to a Participatory Stance in Understanding Understanding / John Shotter. From Identity to Relational Politics / Kenneth J. Gergen. Race, Identity, and Epistemology / Lenora Fulani. The Performance of Revolution (More Thoughts on the Postmodernization of Marxism) / Fred Newman -- III. Extending the Dialogue. Dichotomies, Discourses, and Transformative Practices / Sheila McNamee. Performing Psychotherapy: Reflections on Postmodern Practice / Robert A. Neimeyer. Reflections on and the Appeals and Challenges of Postmodern Psychologies, Societal Practice, and Political Life / Harlene Anderson. Life Is Where We Are / Vesna Ognjenovic |
| Notes |
Revised papers from a conference titled Unscientific Psychology: Conversations with Other Voices, held at the East Side Insitute for Short Term Psychotherapy, New York, 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Postmodernism -- Congresses.
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Postmodernism.
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Psychology -- Philosophy -- Congresses.
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Psychology -- Philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Holzman, Lois, 1946-
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Morss, John R.
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| LC no. |
00056035 |
| ISBN |
0415922046 |
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0415922054 (paperback) |
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041592555X (cased) |
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0415925568 (paperback) |
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