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In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Developmentby Carol Gilligan
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This is the little book that started a revolution. First published almost twenty years ago, it made women's voices heard, in their own right and with their own integrity, for virtually the first time in social scientific theorizing about women. Its impact was immediate and continues to this day, in the academic world and beyond. Translated into sixteen languages, with more than three-quarters of a million copies sold around the world. In a Different Voicehas inspired new research, new educational initiatives, and political debate-and helped many women and men to see themselves and each other in a different light. Carol Gilligan believes that psychology has persistently and systematically misunderstood women--their motives, their moral commitments, the course of their psychological growth, and their special view of what is important in life. Here she sets out to correct psychology's misperceptions and refocus its view of female personality. The result is truly a tour de force, which may well reshape much of what psychology now has to say about female experience. Book News Annotation:**** New printing of the 1982 edition (which is cited in BCL3) with a
new (18 p.) Letter to Readers by the author.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:Gilligan's book is feminism at its best...Her thesis is rooted not only in research but in common sense...Theories of human development are never more limited or limiting than when their bias is invisible, and Gilligan's book performs the vital service of illuminating one of the deepest biases of all. Review:It has the charge of a revelation...[Gilligan] flips old prejudices against women on their ears. She reframes qualities regarded as women's weaknesses and shows them to be human strengths. It is impossible to consider [her] ideas without having your estimation of women rise. Review:It has the charge of a revelation...[Gilligan] flips old prejudices against women on their ears. She reframes qualities regarded as women's weaknesses and shows them to be human strengths. It is impossible toconsider [her] ideas without having your estimation of women rise. Review:A profound and profoundly important book. It poses a challenge to psychology...But it may be just what we need to revitalize our field and bring it into a more meaningful alignment with reality. Review:An important and original contribution to the understanding of human moral development in both men and women, Carol Gilligan writes with literary grace and a real sensitivity to the women she interviewed... Her book has important implications for philosophical as well as psychological theory. Review:To those of us searching for a better understanding of the way men and women think and the different values we bring to public problems and to our private lives, [this book] is of enormous importance. Synopsis:Carol Gilligan believes that psychology has persistently and systematically misunderstood women. Repeatedly, developmental theories have been built on observations of men's lives. Here, Gilligan attempts to correct psychology's misperceptions and refocus its view of female personality. The result reshapes our understanding of human experience. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-180) and index. About the Author<>Carol Gilliganis University Professor at the <>New York University School of Law. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle References What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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