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2005, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-779-8, BIC 2: JMB
'What a fascinating and illuminating work! Yancy and Hadley have succeeded in stimulating a group of accomplished narratologists in psychology...to deliberate on the ways in which their life experiences are related to their scholarly explorations of narrative. The authors...grace us with illuminating and articulate insights into the close linkages between personal and intellectual development.'
- Ken Gergen, Mustin Professor of Psychology, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, and Mary Gergen, Professor of Psychology & Women's Studies, Penn State University, Delaware
'I found Yancy and Hadley's collection of intellectual autobiographies a rich source for understanding and insight into the lives and innovations of the psychologists who are leading the development of the new approaches in psychology.'
- Donald E. Polkinghorne, PhD, Attallah Chair of Humanistic Psychology, University of Southern California
In this thoughtful collection, thirteen eminent psychologists from diverse schools of thought examine their professional identities in the context of their personal biographies.
The contributors address challenging questions about identity in relation to personality development, language and socialisation - how individuals are shaped by cultural and religious contexts, but also actively and imaginatively 'make sense' of and position ourselves historically and culturally. Their personal recollections demonstrate the reciprocal relationship between their varied approaches in modern psychology - including social constructionism, narrative psychology, feminism, phenomenology and psychoanalysis - and lived experience.
This unique insight into the lives of highly influential psychologists is a valuable reference and compelling reading for psychologists reflecting on their professional practice, and for anyone investigating issues of selfhood and identity from a psychological or philosophical perspective.
