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A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial

The Mind of Apartheid

  • By Derek Hook.

Published November 2011

An oft-neglected element of postcolonial thought is the explicitly psychological dimension of many of its foundational texts. This unprecedented volume explores the relation between these two disciplines by treating the work of a variety of anti-colonial authors as serious psychological…
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Surviving Identity

Vulnerability and the Psychology of Recognition

Surviving Identity
  • By Kenneth McLaughlin.

Published October 2011

Today, political claims are increasingly made on the basis of experienced trauma and inherent vulnerability, as evidenced in the growing number of people who identify as a "survivor" of one thing or another, and also in the way in which much political discourse and social policy assumes the…
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Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth

Phenomenological Approaches

Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth
  • Edited by Gill Thomson, Fiona Dykes and Soo Downe.

Published June 2011

Qualitative research, particularly phenomenology, is increasingly popular as a method for midwifery and health-related research. These approaches enable rich and detailed explanations to be uncovered and bring experience to life. Important recommendations and practice- based implications may then…
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Critical Psychology

Critical Psychology
  • Edited by Ian Parker.

Published March 2011

Critical psychology has emerged as a vibrant site of research and reflection on the assumptions and practices of its host discipline. As serious scholarship flourishes in the area as never before, this new collection from the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Psychology, meets the…
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'Adolescence', Pregnancy and Abortion

Constructing a Threat of Degeneration

'Adolescence', Pregnancy and Abortion
  • By Catriona I. Macleod.

Published June 2010

Winner of the 2011 Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in Psychology! Why, despite evidence to the contrary, does the narrative of the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy, abortion and childbearing persist? This book argues that the negativity surrounding early…
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Domestic Violence and Psychology

A Critical Perspective

Domestic Violence and Psychology
  • By Paula Nicolson.
  • Series Edited by Jane Ussher.

Published June 2010

This book rethinks the way psychological knowledge of domestic violence has typically been constructed. It puts forward a psychological perspective which is both critical of the traditional ‘woman blaming’ stance, as well as being at odds with the feminist position that men are wholly to blame…
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Hard Knocks

Domestic Violence and the Psychology of Storytelling

Hard Knocks
  • By Janice Haaken.

Published April 2010

This book draws on interviews carried out over a period of eight years, as well as novels, films, and domestic violence literature, to explain the role of storytelling in the history of the battered women’s movement. The author shows how cultural contexts shape how stories about domestic abuse get…
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The Gendered Unconscious

Can Gender Discourses Subvert Psychoanalysis?

The Gendered Unconscious
  • By Louise Gyler.

Published March 2010

Feminist interventions in psychoanalysis have often attempted either to subvert or re-frame the masculinist and phallocentric biases of Freud's psychoanalysis. This book investigates the nature of these interventions by comparing the status and treatment of women in two different psychoanalytic…
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Putting Psychology in its Place, 3rd Edition

Critical Historical Perspectives

Putting Psychology in its Place, 3rd Edition
  • By Graham Richards.

Published December 2009

The third edition of Putting Psychology In Its Place builds on the previous two editions, introducing the history of Psychology and placing the discipline within a historical context. It aims both to answer and raise questions about the role of Psychology in modern society, by critically examining…
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Narratives of Identity and Place

Narratives of Identity and Place
  • By Stephanie Taylor.

Published October 2009

Changes of residence are common in contemporary Western societies. Traditional connections to birthplaces, home towns and countries are broken as people relocate and migrate, yet where they live remains significant to people’s identity and stories of who they are. This book investigates the…
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