| Description |
xiii, 228 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Mary Daly -- 1. Women, Psychology and Society: the Personal is Political -- 2. Hierarchical Systems: Patriarchy and Colonialism -- 3. Psychological Patterns Associated with Hierarchy: Internalized Oppression -- 4. Breaking Out: Processes Involved in Liberation -- 5. The Personal Level: Building Strengths -- 6. The Interpersonal Level: Making Connections -- 7. The Political Level: Taking Action -- 8. Interconnections between Personal and Social Change: towards an Egalitarian Society |
| Summary |
Drawing on the writings of diverse authors, including Jean Baker Miller, bell hooks, Mary Daly, Frantz Fanon, Paulo Freire and Ignacio Martin-Baro, as well as on women's experiences, this book provides a new exploration of the feminist phrase. The personal is political. It aims to develop a 'liberation psychology' which would aid in transforming the damaging psychological patterns associated with oppression and taking action to bring about social change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-216) and index |
| Subject |
Women -- Social conditions -- Psychological aspects.
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Sex discrimination against women -- Psychological aspects.
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Oppression (Psychology)
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Women -- Psychology.
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Liberty.
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| Author |
Campling, Jo.
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| LC no. |
98035652 |
| ISBN |
0312220081 hardcover |
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0333699661 Macmillan |
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