Silencing the self across cultures book

It is a powerful collection of essays about how gender influences depression across cultures. Broadens the dialogue regarding theory, research, and treatment of womens depression by including the perspectives of international authors in one volume. This book breaks new ground by demonstrating that the linkage of depressive symptoms with selfsilencing occurs across a range of cultures. We offer a new view of gender differences in depression situated in the formation and consequences of selfsilencing, including differing motivational aims, norms of masculinity and femininity, and the. Winner of the 2011 ursula gielen global psychology book. The culture map by erin meyer introduces a framework for different approaches to how we communicate, persuade, trust, or critique each other in regional or national cultures. Silencing the self dana crowley jack harvard university press. Silencing the self across cultures book depository. Specific patterns of thought about how to achieve closeness in relationships selfsilencing schema are known to predict depression. A contextualrelational perspective new yorksilencing the self across cultures. We offer a new view of gender differences in depression situated in the formation and consequences of self silencing, including differing motivational aims, norms of masculinity and femininity, and the broader social context of gender inequality. The chapter summarizes silencing the self theory and situates the theory among other psychological theories of depression. Silencing the self across cultures dana c jack haftad. Schemas of intimacy associated with depression in women.

Attending closely to what depressed women have to say about their lives, jack reframes major concepts of depression, freeing them from traditional models that have restricted our. Depression and gender in the social world by dana c. It is a powerful study of psychology and gender, and womens selfsilencing although the book is not limited to selfsilencing in women. Jack to help you consider whether you are at risk for becoming a selfsilencer. Drawing from her recently published book, silencing the self across cultures which includes research on depression and gender in thirteen countries, she will describe differences and similarities in womens and mens depression.

Across cultures, some words and phrases are used in different ways. May 04, 2015 this was a book that was written by a selfproclaimed liberal who is trying to reform who she calls the illiberal liberals i probably wouldnt have picked this book up if it was a book to solely bash an opposing party, but the idea of reforming a party from within sounded interesting, so i took a look at the silencing and was happy i did. In particular, research has suggested that self construal mediates differences in brain activity across different cultures by activating a framework for various neural processes involved in. Silencing the self across cultures hardcover dana c. Depression and gender in the social world is the successor to jacks groundbreaking 1991 book, silencing the self.

This work resulted in the important book silencing the self. Winner of the 2011 ursula gielen global psychology book awardthis international volume offers new perspectives on social and. Depression and gender in the social world 9780199932023. Publications relying on the silencing the self scale andor theory publications on the selfsilencing construct by dana crowley jack. A number of essays address selfsilencing and the social structure of patriarchy impacting womens voices. Pdf silencing the self and personality vulnerabilities associated. Silencing the self across cultures demonstrates the importance of self silencing in the lives of women and men in many societies.

This chapter introduces the concept of this international book and the relevance of the self silencing construct to understanding depression and related problems across cultures, contexts, and. Pdf silencing the self across cultures depression and. Dana jack fairhaven college of interdisciplinary studies. For example, even in countries that share the english language, the meaning of yes varies from maybe, ill consider it to. Exploring the immigrant experience through selfsilencing. Refereed articles using the silencing the self scale. Chapters offer evidence regarding why womens depression is more widespread than mens and why the treatment of depression lies in understanding that a persons individual psychology is inextricably. This international volume offers new perspectives on social and psychological aspects of the complex dynamic of depression. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The nook book ebook of the silencing the self across cultures. Pdf silencing the self across cultures depression and gender.

Depression and gender in the social world kindle edition by jack, dana c. Silencing the self across cultures depression and gender in the social world. Publications relying on the silencing the self and theory updated 9. Silencing the self is the first sweeping overview of depression in women that draws on new understandings of the importance of relationships in womens lives. Depression and gender in the social world ebook free. Silencing the self and personality vulnerabilities associated. Depression and gender in the social world coedited with alisha ali was awarded the american psychological association, international division award for the book that makes the greatest contribution to psychology as an international discipline and profession. Chapters offer evidence regarding why womens depression is more widespread than mens and why the treatment of depression lies in understanding that a persons individual psychology is inextricably related to the social world and to close relationships. The relationship to depression is useful for clinicians and researchers, and shows a means of getting at clinically relevant cultural information in a disciplined and practical way. She is coeditor with dana crowley jack of the book silencing the self across cultures. This book breaks new ground by demonstrating that the linkage of depressive symptoms with self silencing occurs across a range of cultures. Normally, i wake in the fife countryside, to the sound of my neighbours sheep and the occasional buzzard and, on one level, that is what most of my poetry is about. Depression and gender in the social world, abstract this international volume offers new perspectives on social and psychological aspects of the complex dynamic of depression.

May 06, 2016 read silencing the self across cultures. These data demonstrate that self silencing theory and the full frame approach can together inform our understanding of the social isolation and disconnection that are common for new immigrants, as well as the diminished self worth that can be precipitated by encounters with racism. This award is presented to the authors or editors of a recent book that makes the greatest contribution to psychology as an international discipline and profession, or more specifically, the degree to which the book adds to our understanding of global phenomena and problems from a psychological point of view. Dana jack honored by apa for latest book western today. Here are four statements from a scale developed by dr. Silencing the self and personality vulnerabilities associated with depression. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alisha ali books online. Oct 02, 2007 although men also selfsilence, the trait doesnt appear to take the same toll on their physical and mental health. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. This chapter introduces the concept of this international book and the relevance of the selfsilencing construct to understanding depression and related problems across cultures, contexts, and populations. Silencing the self across cultures explains why womens depression is more widespread than mens, and why the treatment of depression lies in understanding that a persons individual psychology is inextricably related to the social world and close relationships. Book chapters center for research in personality, life. Women and depression dana c jack an important contribution to the fields of psychology and womens studies, silencing the self is a startling treatise on the roots of female depression that draws on new understandings of the importance of relationships in womens lives.