Changing the Subject

Wendy Hollway, Julian Henriques, Cathy Urwin, Couze Venn, Valerie Walkerdine

This is a most impressive and original work: it would not be far-fetched to see it as a kind of landmark in British psychology. - David Ingleby, University of Utrecht, The NetherlandsIt is an ambitious, far-reaching enquiry. - Stuart Hall The Open University, Milton KeynesTo take on psychology and its critics is a big order. No one person could do it as effectively alone. I am impressed by the hard work of this dedicated group. - Contemporary Psychology

• Introduction: The point of departure Introduction to Section 1: From the individual to the social - a bridge too far.W. Holloway, Fitting work: psychological assessment n organizations. J. Henriques, Social psychology and the politics of racism. Introduction to Section 2: Constructing the subject. C. Venn, The subject of psychology. V. Walkerdine, Developmental psychology and the child-centred pedagogy: the insertion of Piaget into early education. Introduction to Section 3: Theorizing subjectivity. W. Holloway, Gender difference and the production of subjectivity. C. Urwin, Power relations and the emergence of language.