Changing the subject : psychology, social regulation, and subjectivity / Julian Henriques, Wendy Hollway, Cathy Urwin, Couze Venn, Valeries Walkerdine.

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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.Description: xix, 352 p. ; 25 cmContent type:

text

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0415151376

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150.72

Contents:

Introduction: The point of departure -- Introduction to section 1: From the individual to the social – a bridge too far -- Ch. 1. Fitting work: psychological assessment in organizations / Wendy Hollway -- Ch. 2. Social psychology and the politics of racism / Julian Henriques -- Introduction to section 2: Constructing the subject Ch. 3. The subject to psychology / Couze Venn -- Ch. 4. Developmental psychology and the child-centred pedagogy: the insertion to Piaget into early education / Valerie Walkerdine -- Introduction to section 3: Theorizing subjectivity -- Ch. 5. Gender difference and production of subjectivity / Wendy Hollway -- Ch. 6. Power relations and the emergence of language / Cathy Urwin.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction: The point of departure -- Introduction to section 1: From the individual to the social – a bridge too far -- Ch. 1. Fitting work: psychological assessment in organizations / Wendy Hollway -- Ch. 2. Social psychology and the politics of racism /
Julian Henriques -- Introduction to section 2: Constructing the subject
Ch. 3. The subject to psychology / Couze Venn -- Ch. 4. Developmental psychology and the child-centred pedagogy: the insertion to Piaget into early education / Valerie Walkerdine -- Introduction to section 3: Theorizing subjectivity -- Ch. 5. Gender difference and production of subjectivity / Wendy Hollway -- Ch. 6. Power relations and the emergence of language / Cathy Urwin.

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.

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