PSY 3511 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Radical Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Cultural Feminism
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1970s: analysis on gender roles and oppression in therapy; group therapy as a safe place where women could practice new skills. 1973: apa establishes division 35, psychology of women instrument for bringing concerns of ethnic minority women to light task force: black women"s priorities (1976), concerns of hispanic. 1980s: did not focus much on minority women"s issues. Handbook of feminist therapy did not mention concerns of ethnic minority women more focused on developing an overall psychology of women and de ning the needs to women in therapy, ignoring intersection of other identities. 1990s: feminist therapists and researchers called for addressing broader diversity issues. 1993: enns called on feminist therapists to recognize the diversity of women and men that is conveyed through their various problems, racial/ethnic identi cations, economic statuses, personality styles, and expore to isms such as racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism. Principles of feminist theory see personal experience as part of a bigger social context.
