In the existing literature, the constructs of "madness" and "woman' have long
been associated with one another. This association has led to attempts by various
authors, and also this current work, to deconstruct the constructs of madness and
gender. The association between the constructs of "madness" and gender is seen
in terms of metaphor. The relationship between the constructs of madness" and
"woman" are described in terms of the manner in which meanings of metaphors of
duality are collapsed onto one another.
The approach to this discussion typifies the current shift in the human sciences
from a belief in objective bias-neutral research to a new kind of self -conscious and
sophisticated reality. I placed myself in this discussion as a researcher and a therapist, influenced by feminist, contextual and social constructionist ideas. The structure of this discussion was employed to reflect the theoretical perspectives mentioned above.therapist, influenced by feminist, contextual and social constructionist ideas. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/15423 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Jordaan, Elsabe |
| Contributors | Johnson, P. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (151 leaves) |
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