Feminist Reflections On Growth And Transformation

Author : Debra M. Kawahara,Olivia M. Espin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135804633

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Feminist Reflections on Growth and Transformation by Debra M. Kawahara,Olivia M. Espin Pdf

Understanding multicultural feminist perspectives is vital for clinicians working to effectively help women in therapy. Feminist Reflections on Growth and Transformation: Asian American Women in Therapy provides therapists with valuable insight and research into the identities of Asian and Asian American women, all toward the crucial goal of being more effective when providing therapeutic help. In-depth explorations into the women’s personal experiences and psychological issues provide an empowering multicultural feminist viewpoint that challenges assumptions and stereotypes about their identities while presenting innovative therapeutic approaches. Identity is made up from several factors, such as worldview, beliefs, values, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, age, and religious orientation. Feminist Reflections on Growth and Transformation: Asian American Women in Therapy explores how these common factors impact psychotherapy approaches for women of Asian American backgrounds. This unique text presents the current research, what the data mean for adjusting clinical strategies, and personal accounts from Asian and Asian American women. Each chapter is extensively referenced. Topics in Feminist Reflections on Growth and Transformation: Asian American Women in Therapy include: breaking free of the passive, subservient stereotypes defining gender identity cultural and identity issues emotional parity negotiations in Chinese immigrant women’s marital relationships suicide as a means of agency rather than simply a cry for help the use of feminist and multicultural principles with survivors of domestic violence research on Asian American lesbians’ health integrating multiculturalism and feminism in the treatment of eating disorders innovative therapeutic approach based on Hindu understandings of Shakti approaches to work on body image and eating disorders group counseling with Asian American women training multicultural feminist therapy practitioners Feminist Reflections on Growth and Transformation: Asian American Women in Therapy is an insightful exploration of the culturally sensitive knowledge and skills clinicians need to work more effectively with female clients of Asian ancestry. This stimulating work is important reading for therapists, counselors, psychologists, and others in the mental health and social work fields.

Author : Debra M. Kawahara,Oliva M. Espín
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317985105

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Feminist Therapy with Latina Women by Debra M. Kawahara,Oliva M. Espín Pdf

Feminist Therapy with Latina Women highlights the principles of feminist and multicultural counselling and therapy with Latinas and Latin American women, providing both theoretical approaches and applied frameworks. The authors are all experienced therapists and researchers with a deep understanding of the issues relevant to this particular population. In presenting their expertise, they discuss individual concerns and social context, applying it concretely to the personal and collective lives of Latina women. Chapters focus on the intersecting principles of feminism and multiculturalism, providing a much needed contribution to the field, with topics including domestic violence, eating disorders and body image, addictive behaviours, sexuality, immigrant and refugee experiences, and balancing the multiple roles of work and family. This book was originally published as a special issue of Women & Therapy.

Author : Elisa Facio,Irene Lara
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816530977

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Fleshing the Spirit by Elisa Facio,Irene Lara Pdf

Fleshing the Spirit brings together established and new writers to explore the relationships between the physical body, the spirit and spirituality, and social justice activism. The anthology incorporates different genres of writing—such as poetry, testimonials, critical essays, and historical analysis—and stimulates the reader to engage spirituality in a critical, personal, and creative way.

Author : Jean Lau Chin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313347085

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Diversity in Mind and in Action by Jean Lau Chin Pdf

The editor of the award-winning, four-volume Praeger set The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination brings her team back together to take a comprehensive look at the flip side of the issue—diversity. The importance of understanding, supporting, and acting to encourage cultural diversity across social, psychological, political, legal, career, and educational avenues is addressed in this one-stop source for the latest research, developments, and updates. Social privilege for certain groups, the oppression of others, and methods to teach diversity necessary for our future are all addressed. Contributors, from psychologists to educators to social workers, also take a close look at programs spurring success in diversity in the United States and globally. This dynamic, revealing work demonstrates that we must expand—and are expanding—our definition of diversity to include, not only race and ethnicity, but also sexual orientation, religion, and disability. The challenge for those who want a society that honors all is to establish equity for all. While full victory in that challenge has been slow to come, Diversity in Mind and in Action makes it clear that there are success stories to be shared—and new avenues to be spotlighted.

Author : Wendy Harcourt,Ingrid L. Nelson
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783600908

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Practising Feminist Political Ecologies by Wendy Harcourt,Ingrid L. Nelson Pdf

Destined to transform its field, this volume features some of the most exciting feminist scholars and activists working within feminist political ecology, including Giovanna Di Chiro, Dianne Rocheleau, Catherine Walsh and Christa Wichterich. Offering a collective critique of the ‘green economy’, it features the latest analyses of the post-Rio+20 debates alongside a nuanced reading of the impact of the current ecological and economic crises on women as well as their communities and ecologies. This new, politically timely and engaging text puts feminist political ecology back on the map.

Author : Karen Mui-Teng Quek,Shi-Ruei Sherry Fang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319506791

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Transition and Change in Collectivist Family Life by Karen Mui-Teng Quek,Shi-Ruei Sherry Fang Pdf

This research-to-practice volume grounds clinicians in a robust, culturally-informed framework for conducting effective therapy with Asian-American couples, families, and individuals. Family, cultural, social, and spiritual dynamics are explored across ethnicities, generations, relationships, and immigrant/citizen experience to reflect a diverse, growing population. Discussion and case examples focus on contrasts, conflicts, and balances involved in acculturation and change, notably the shift from collectivist cultural tradition to a more independent view of the self, gender, choices, and relationships. The contributors’ finely shaded guidance and accessible approach will help therapists provide appropriate services for Asian-American clients without minimizing or pathologizing their experiences. Included in the coverage: How Asian American couples negotiate relational harmony: collectivism and gender equality. Through religion: working-class Korean immigrant women negotiate patriarchy. The role of Chinese grandparents in their adult children’s parenting practices in the United States. Balancing the old and the new: the case of second generation Filipino American women. Bicultural identity as a protective factor among Southeast Asian American youth who have witnessed domestic violence. Transition and Change in Collectivist Family Life is a cogent clinical resource for practitioners and mental health professionals with interests in Asian-American family therapy, psychotherapy, collectivism, and faith-based community and counseling.

Author : Jean Lau Chin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780313378225

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The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination by Jean Lau Chin Pdf

An updated and condensed version of the landmark work on the psychological impact of prejudice and discrimination. Spanning four volumes, the first edition of The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provided a much-needed cornerstone work on one of the most crucial issues in the United States today. This updated and condensed edition of the award-winning set is a streamlined yet rich and insightful look at the mechanisms of prejudice and discrimination in practice. Editor Jean Chin and contributors from across the nation offer insight into how discrimination in American society is rationalized and enacted, as well as how it is experienced by diverse groups. Coverage goes beyond racism to include sexism and the plight of LGBTQ youths, as well as people with disabilities. Updates include a new introduction and conclusion presenting developments, successes, and failures in fighting prejudice and discrimination since the original set was published.

Author : Maria Cristina Amoretti,Nicla Vassallo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319263489

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Meta-Philosophical Reflection on Feminist Philosophies of Science by Maria Cristina Amoretti,Nicla Vassallo Pdf

This volume offers a meta-philosophical reflection on feminist philosophies of science. It emphasizes and discusses both the connections and differences between "traditional" philosophies of science and feminist philosophies of science. The collection systematically analyses feminist contributions to the various philosophies of specific sciences. Each chapter is devoted to a specific area of philosophy of science: general philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, philosophy of climate sciences, philosophy of cognitive sciences and neurosciences, philosophy of economics, philosophy of history and archaeology, philosophy of logic and mathematics, philosophy of medicine, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of physics, and philosophy of social sciences. Since some of these areas have so far rarely been addressed by feminist philosophers, this new collection provides new angels and stimulates the debate on pivotal issues that are part and parcel of both "traditional" philosophies of science and feminist philosophies of science. Using a range of different methodologies and styles, the essays all show great clarity in both arguments and contents.

Author : Christine Overall
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551112190

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A Feminist I by Christine Overall Pdf

Our universities are the locus of ongoing debates over the politics of gender, of class, of disadvantage and disability—and over the issue of “political correctness.” In A Feminist I Christine Overall offers wide-ranging reflections from a first-person point of view on these issues, and on the politics of the modern university itself. In doing so she continually returns to underlying epistemological concerns. What are our assumptions about the ways in which knowledge is constructed? To what degree are our perceptions shaped by our social roles and identities? In the past generation feminists have led the way in recognising the importance of such questions, and recognising too the ways in which personal experience may be an invaluable reference point in academic theory and practice. But reliance on personal experience is fraught with problems; how is one to deal with tensions between the autobiographical and the analytic? This book points the way to resolving some of those tensions, and to fruitfully sustaining others. It is a book of considerable insight, warm humanity, and genuine importance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Feminism
ISBN : UCR:31210024308635

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New Books on Women, Gender and Feminism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Penny A. Weiss
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439918692

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Feminist Reflections on Childhood by Penny A. Weiss Pdf

"This book recovers a history of feminist thought and activism that demands greater voice and respect for young people, and urges contemporary social theorists, too, to do greater justice to children."--

Author : Ellen Chesler,Terry McGovern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317482666

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Women and Girls Rising by Ellen Chesler,Terry McGovern Pdf

A growing body of evidence demonstrates that improvements in the status of women and girls – however worthy and important in their own right – also drive the prosperity, stability, and security of families, communities, and nations. Yet despite many indicators of progress, women and girls everywhere – including countries of the developed world – continue to confront barriers to their full and equal participation in social, economic, and political life. Capturing voices and experiences from around the world, this work documents the modern history of the global women’s movement - its many accomplishments and setbacks. Drawing together prominent pioneers and contemporary policymakers, activists, and scholars, the volume interrogates where and why progress has met resistance and been slowed, and examine the still unfinished agenda for change in national and international policy arenas. This history and roadmap are especially critical for younger generations who need a better understanding of this rich feminist legacy and the intense opposition that women’s movements have generated. This book creates a clear and forceful narrative about women’s agency and the central relevance of women’s rights movements to global and national policy-making.. It is essential reading for activists and policymakers, students and scholars alike.

Author : Christine Overdevest
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781803921044

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Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology by Christine Overdevest Pdf

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology serves as a repository of insight on the complex interactions, challenges and potential solutions that characterize our shared ecological reality. Presenting innovative thinking on a comprehensive range of topics, expert scholars, researchers, and practitioners illuminate the nuances, complexities and diverse perspectives that define the continually evolving field of environmental sociology.

Author : Morny Joy,Eva K. Neumaier-Dargyay
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780889207509

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Gender, Genre and Religion by Morny Joy,Eva K. Neumaier-Dargyay Pdf

Many feminists today are challenging the outmoded aspects of both the conventions and the study of religion in radical ways. Canadian feminists are no exception. Gender, Genre and Religion is the outcome of a research network of leading women scholars organized to survey the contribution of Canadian women working in the field of religious studies and, further, to “plot the path forward.” This collection of their essays covers most of the major religious traditions and offers exciting suggestions as to how religious traditions will change as women take on more central roles. Feminist theories have been used by all contributors as a springboard to show that the assumptions of unified monolithic religions and their respective canons is a fabrication created by a scholarship based on male privilege. Using gender and genre as analytical tools, the essays reflect a diversity of approaches and open up new ways of reading sacred texts. Superb essays by Pamela Dickey Young, Winnie Tomm, Morny Joy and Marsha Hewitt, among others, honour the first generation of feminist theologians and situate the current generation, showing how they have learned from and gone beyond their predecessors. The sensitive and original essays in Gender, Genre and Religion will be of interest to feminist scholars and to anyone teaching women and religion courses.

Author : Rita Verma,Michael W. Apple
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000227581

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Disrupting Hate in Education by Rita Verma,Michael W. Apple Pdf

Disrupting Hate in Education aims to identify and respond to the ideological forms of hate and fear that are present in schools, which echo larger nativist and populist agendas. Contributions to this volume are international in scope, providing powerful examples from US schools and communities, examining anti-extremism work in the UK, the "saffronization" of schools in India, struggles to re-orient the villainization of teachers in Brazil, and more. Written by a dynamic group of activist educators and critical researchers, chapters demonstrate how conservative mobilizations around collective identities gain momentum, and how these mobilizations can be interrupted. Out of these interruptions come new opportunities to practice a critically democratic education that hinges upon risk-taking, deep dialogue, and creating a space for common dignity.