Making a Difference: Psychology and the Construction of Gender

by Rachel T. Hare-Mustin

Drawing on postmodernist skepticism about what we know and how we know it and on recent developments in the philosophy of science and feminist theory, five leaders in feminist psychology offer a new perspective on the meaning of gender, one that is not determined by the traditional focus on male-female differences.

Genres: Psychology, Feminism

212 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1990

Reviews

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REF: La imaginación feminista: Debates y transformaciones disciplinares en el capítulo de Dau García Dauder

[Yoruichi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is clearly dated, but gives a good idea of what was thougt groundbreaking in 1990.

[Ryō Nagafuji · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would call this a good start in the exploration of feminist theory of gender, but, as the book itself admits, it doesn't really go into a whole lot of depth, neither settles on a conclusion that gives a lot to think about other than what's summed up in this sentence: "Our examination of the meanings of difference in gender theory suggests that gender difference is no longer useful." This argument would lean itself towards discounting the point of the book, unless I read that section wrong, and doesn't seem to take gender outside the binary into consideration, though, again, I'm not sure whether the book wished to focus on gender as a whole, or just on the male/female divide.

It's not that I wouldn't recommend this book, it's more the fact that I would recommend other books before this one.