Changing the Subject: Psychology, Social Regulation and Subjectivity / Edition 2

by Julian Henriques, Wendy Hollway, Cathy Urwin, Couze Venn, Valerie Walkerdine

Overview

Changing the Subject is a classic critique of traditional psychology in which the foundations of critical and feminist psychology are laid down. Pioneering and foundational, it is still the groundbreaking text crucial to furthering the new psychology in both teaching and research. Now reissued with a new foreword describing the changes which have taken place over the last few years, Changing the Subject will continue to have a significant impact on thinking about psychology and social theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415151382
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wendy Hollway, Julian Henriques, Cathy Urwin, Couze Venn, Valerie Walkerdine

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.

Editorial Reviews

This is a most impressive and original work: it would not be far-fetched to see it as a kind of landmark in British psychology. - David Ingleby, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

It is an ambitious, far-reaching enquiry. - Stuart Hall The Open University, Milton Keynes

To take on psychology and its critics is a big order. No one person could do it as effectively alone. I am impressed by the hard work of this dedicated group. - Contemporary Psychology

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