Epistemological Values of Feminists in Psychology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12005377 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Ricketts (University of Windsor, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 401-415 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1989.tb01010.x |
| OpenAlex | W2057249515 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
The theoretical orientations and values of North American feminist psychologists were studied by surveying all participants at the 1985 conferences of the Association for Women in Psychology and the Canadian Psychological Association's Section on Women and Psychology. On dichotomous measures of theoretical orientation in psychology, scores of respondents tended to be subjectivist rather than objectivist. Respondents also tended to place more emphasis on the exogenous (external or social) determinants of human behavior rather than the endogenous (internal or biological) determinants. Feminist psychologists also endorsed values about the role of science in society that were consistent with rejection of traditional positivist assumptions about the value neutrality of science. Endorsement of a value-laden concept of science was associated with a preference for subjectivist epistemology. Differences were found between heterosexual and lesbian feminists (the latter group tending to favor a more subjectivist and more exogenist theoretical orientation than the former) and between feminist academics and practitioners (the latter group tending to favor a more subjectivist, but less exogenist, theoretical orientation than the former)
Epistemology · Lesbian · Objectivism · Positivism · Preference · Psychoanalysis · Social value orientations · Sociology · Subjectivism · Value (mathematics · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
Pragmatism
Epistemological consistency and its scientific implications
The nature and limits of psychological knowledge
Psychology's two cultures
A study of the "value" systems of behavioral scientists
Epistemological consistency and its scientific implications
Advocacy Versus Scholarship Revisited
Personal Epistemology and Personal Experience
Scientific paradigms and social values
Homosexual Identity Formation as a Developmental Process
Psychology and Gender
The Journal of Homosexuality
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2021 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |