Knowledge, Difference and Power : Essays Inspired by Women's Ways of Knowing

Goldberger, Nancy Rule; Tarule, Jill Mattuck; Clinchy, Blythe McVicker; Belenky, Mary Field

ISBN 10: 046503733X / ISBN 13: 9780465037339

Published by Basic Books, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge, Difference and Power : Essays Inspired by Women's Ways of Knowing
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046503733X
• ISBN 13: 9780465037339
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

An impressive and innovative follow up to Women's Ways of Knowing, this book shows how the authors' “ways of knowing” theory revolutionized the fields of law, education, psychology, and women's studies, to name but a few. In essence, this dynamic collection poses the ultimate question: Can we come to understand and respect diverse ways of knowing? Features: 15 essays, all written exclusively for this volume the essays are by the original authors of Women's Ways of Knowing and prominent contributors, including Sandra Harding, Aida Hurtado, Sara Ruddick, Michael Mahoney, and Patricinio Schweickart in separate chapters, the authors explore how their thinking has developed and changed since Women's Ways of Knowing argument is expanded beyond gender and knowledge to address the factors of color, class, and culture.

About the Author

Mary Field Belenky is a consultant on human development and an associate research professor at the University of Vermont. she lives in Marshfield, Vermont and New York City.

Blythe McVicker Clinchy is a professor of psychology at Wellesley College and lives in Boston, Massachusetts and Marshfield, Vermont.

Nancy Rule Goldberger is a member of the psychology faculty of The Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California, and lives in Housatonic, Massachusetts and New York City.

Jill Mattuck Tarule is a professor and the dean of the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont and lives in Essex, Vermont.