Psychology, Gender, Feminist psycholog
In this study, the researcher, a self-declared feminist therapist, looks at the confluence of psychology and the study of gender. She starts by explaining how study in that field is not very popular, everyone knows about psychology but psychology and gender? Everyone feels that that is too narrow field to specialize in – it never has a big class. Even psychologists look down upon the study, making a distinction between psychology work and feminist work and claiming that what she does is more of politics than psychology. In three decades, the field of feminist psychology has grown in leaps and bounds, including coming with many methodological innovations. Feminist psychology has been an all-encompassing endeavour drawing from various areas of psychology, intellectualism and also a wide spectrum of feminist views and perspectives (Marecek, 2001).
So she sets out in her study to look at this area and this she does by conducting a very wide and impressive literature review, looking at publications, studies, reviews and documents that discuss the area of psychology and gender. The conclusion, according to the study, is that in the past three decades, there have been many approaches adopted in studying women. The first is the most traditional study of the differences between the genders, which looks at the attributes and characteristics of each of the genders. The second approach looks more at the contextual nature of gender, recognizing that gender differences do not occur in a vacuum but in a continuum that includes social relations, interactive processes and language which form the structure of relations between men and women. The third one views the psychology in a more cultural context and draws on how they work together.
[...] The language is also very different. The study includes a lot of scientifically detailed and correct expressions and terms while the website article keeps everything simple, straightforward and even entertaining. The mode of presentation varies due to the different audiences that each is addressing. The study article is intended for students and research professions for whom the details of the study, the methodology, sample frames, the detailed data collected, its analysis and how all these are used to come up with a viable, scientific conclusion are what matters to those researchers. [...]
[...] The second approach looks more at the contextual nature of gender, recognizing that gender differences do not occur in a vacuum but in a continuum that includes social relations, interactive processes and language which form the structure of relations between men and women. The third one views the psychology in a more cultural context and draws on how they work together. Psychology Today Magazine Article This article looks at the psychological study of the differences in brain functioning between men and women. [...]
[...] (2008). Male Brain vs. Female Brain Why do Men Try to Figure Out Their Relationships? Why do Women Talk to Their Cars? Psychology Today. Retrieved April from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the- scientific-fundamentalist/200803/male-brain-vs-female-brain-i-why-do- men-try-figure-out-t-0 Marecek, Jeanne, (Nov 2001). After the facts: Psychology and the study of gender. Canadian Psychology 254-267. [...]
[...] The women's brains on the other hand evolved with the different tasks of mothering and the need to bond and emotionally connect with infants who are unable to work and the need to link up emotionally with others and make friends and allies in new environments, which happens when they enter into marriage. The article finally shows how these evolved male and female brains manifest themselves in different ways, with the men often spending their time in relationships trying to figure out how their girlfriends work while the women are more concerned with the emotional side of the relationships and tend to try and relate with rather than figure out how their boyfriends' brains work. Comparison of the Study and the Article Both the study and the article have certain commonalities. [...]
[...] Psychology and Gender Study B. Psychology Today Magazine Article C. Comparison of the Study and the Article D. Conclusion Psychology and Gender Study In this study, the researcher, a self-declared feminist therapist, looks at the confluence of psychology and the study of gender. She starts by explaining how study in that field is not very popular, everyone knows about psychology but psychology and gender? Everyone feels that that is too narrow field to specialize in it never has a big class. [...]
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