Psychological Self-Help, Women's Studies, Education - Social & Political Aspects, Personal Growth, Feminism, Major Branches of Philosophical Study
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Despite the progress of the women's movement, many women still feel silenced in their families and schools. Based on in-depth interviews with 135 women, this moving and important book explains why.Synopsis
"Despite the progress of the women's movement, many women still feel silenced in their families and schools. This moving and insightful bestseller, based on in-depth interviews with 135 women, explains"
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Library Journal
From interviews with 135 women (mostly privileged college students) regarding their search for truth and knowledge, the authors (all female faculty members of colleges or universities) determine five learning ``perspectives'' that characterize ``women's way of knowing.'' The somewhat philosophical text, which skillfully blends narration, documentation, and excerpts from interviews, sees higher education's teaching methods as more responsive to male ``impersonalness'' than female ``connectedness'' and recommends ways to improve the situation. On the whole, a work ironically geared more to the dialectician or feminist scholar than to the ``integrated constructivist'' or ``passionate knower.'' For large public and academic libraries. Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., PhoenixNew York Times Book Review
A framework for future research on women, knowledge, and identity.Book Details
Published
October 31, 1999
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780465089017