Women's Self-Definition in Adulthood: From A Different Model?
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Vol. 10 (3) , 274-284
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1986.tb00753.x
Abstract
This article examines criticisms of existing models of adult development from both feminist and developmental psychologists. To answer these criticisms, a model of women's adult self-definition is presented that is based upon current research on women's adult experience. The model combines a dialectical approach, which considers the effects of social/historical factors, with a feminist approach, which emphasizes the importance of caring and relationships, to illustrate the critical factors affecting a woman's self-knowledge during the adult years.Keywords
This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
- Needed Concepts in the Study of Gender IdentityPsychology of Women Quarterly, 1982
- Cognitive psychology as ideology.American Psychologist, 1981
- Appropriate Control Groups in Feminist ResearchPsychology of Women Quarterly, 1981
- A Developmental Exploration of Friendship Functions in WomenPsychology of Women Quarterly, 1981
- The nature and limits of psychological knowledge: Lessons of a century qua "science."American Psychologist, 1981
- Life-Span Theories and Women's LivesSigns: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 1980
- The Reproduction of MotheringPublished by University of California Press ,1978
- Age Differences in Personality Structure Revisited: Studies in Validity, Stability, and ChangeInternational Journal of Aging & Human Development, 1978
- In a Different Voice: Women's Conceptions of Self and of MoralityHarvard Educational Review, 1977
- Sociological Perspectives on the Life CyclePublished by Elsevier ,1973