Screen LibraryReflections from pioneering women in psychology /
This volume traces the life journeys of a cohort of influential and transformative women in psychology, now in or nearing retirement, who have changed the discipline and the broader world of academia in significant ways. The 26 reflective essays record how these scholars thrived in an academic lands...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This volume traces the life journeys of a cohort of influential and transformative women in psychology, now in or nearing retirement, who have changed the discipline and the broader world of academia in significant ways. The 26 reflective essays record how these scholars thrived in an academic landscape that was often, at best, unwelcoming, and, at worst, hostile, toward them. They explicitly and implicitly acknowledge that their paths were inextricably linked with the evolution of women's roles in society; they highlight and celebrate their achievements as much as they acknowledge and recognize the obstacles, barriers, and hurdles they overcame. They tell their stories with candor and humor, resulting in a compilation of inspiring essays. The end result of these individual narratives is a volume that provides a unique resource for current and future academics to help them navigate through the crossroads, curves, and challenges of their own careers in academia.-- |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 366 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781108812917 1108812910 9781108835572 1108835570 |
| Index Number: | BF109 |
| CLC: | K815.1 |
| Call Number: | K815.1/R332 |
| Contents: |
The Voices of Remarkable Women in Psychology / Hardly a Straight Line : My Career in Psychology / Challenging Paradigms : It Takes a Village / From Young and Naïve to Old and Experienced / Being the Change You Want to See in the World / Accidental Professor / Finding a Place and Changing the Space / The More You Do, the Better It Gets / Happily Ever After / Love and Work : How to (and Not to) Have Both / Overcoming Obstacles and Thriving / Out of the Box: Forging a Career in Clinical Psychology in the Liberal Arts Academy / Stress Has Been Good to Me : My Career in Psychoneuroimmunology / On Pioneering at Northwestern University With a "Village" of Supports / Against All Odds: An American Indian Creates a Path / Tricked by Memory / Doing Psychology in Unsettled Times / Overcoming Obstacles: Persisting, Pivoting, and Paying Attention to Unforeseen Opportunities / Knocking on Doors that Opened for Me / Paths Unexpected, but Rewarding, during an Academic Journey / Reflections on an Improbable Journey / The Delicate Art of Balancing Serendipity and Planfulness in an Academic Career / A "Skin in the Game" Scaffolded Career Path / A Wonderful Journey Along an Unforeseen Path : Memoir of an Improbable Career / Choosing Both : Finding a Path as an Academic Feminist / Identity and My Life Story in Psychology / |