Practicing Feminist Ethics in Psychology is an excellent collection of well-written chapters that draw on women's experience in expanding the conversation on ethics and psychology. The authors model a style of thinking and practicing that focuses on the empowerment of women and girls, while avoiding false universals. Feminist ethics build on such concepts as attention, responsiveness, affect, care and such interpersonal virtues as respectfulness and trustworthiness. They are concerned with the analysis of power, social justice, elimination of all forms of oppressive domination, and cultivation of moral sentiments.

This book treats an impressive array of controversial topics: recovered memories, cyber ethics, pedagogical dilemmas, self-disclosure in therapy, deception research, and the role of feminist psychologists as experts in legal cases. Each author makes a commendable effort to present and understand the opposing views. The criticism offered is both astute and constructive. This volume is a timely and accessible contribution to feminist theory, ethics, and psychology. (Reviews of Nel Noddings,PhD, Lee Jacks,PhD and Gerald Koocher,PhD were referenced for this summary.)

Educational Objectives

• Understand the experience's of women in expanding the conversation on ethics and psychology
• An understanding of how feminist ethics engages in analysis of the context and of the power dynamics inherent in that context
• Learn what virtues are consistent with a feminist relationship to students
• Appreciation of feminist ethical considerations in forensic practice
• Understand the role of feminist ethics in the practice of science
• Acquire a greater appreciation for the feminist ethics view of relational ethics in psychological research
• Understand the role of cyberethics in feminism
• Learn how and when to use self-disclosure in therapy
• Understand the history of sexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination in America
• Understand the integration of feminism and multiculturalism
• An appreciation for the difficulty of balancing autonomy and feminist ethics

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