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Gendered Differences: Postmodern Feminist Perspectives and Young Women Identified as Emotionally Disabled
Walter, Uta M. Peterson, K. Jean
Walter, Uta M.
Peterson, K. Jean
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Abstract
Little consideration has been given to adolescent girls identified as having emotional disabilities in either the
research or clinical literature. Social workers continue to use developmental theories that are based on males, and
thus contribute to the persistent silence about the needs of this population. Feminist and postmodern perspectives
can serve to highlight how dominant discourses around "gender/7 "emotional disabilities/7 and "psychological
development" influence social work theory and practice with this population. This paper uses feminist and postmodern
re-visions of developmental theories to deconstruct the current research and clinical practices with female
adolescents and shows how these re-visions can inform our thinking about adolescent girls identified as having
emotional or behavioral disabilities.
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Copyright 2002 Families International, Inc.
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2002
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Walter, U.M., & Peterson, K.J. (2002). Gendered Differences: Postmodern Feminist Perspectives and Young Women Identified as Emotionally Disabled. Families in Society, 83 (5), 596-603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.67