File spoon-archives/marxism-psych.archive/marxism-psych_1996/96-12-11.201, message 94


Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 06:58:18 +1300
From: ajmac-AT-iconz.co.nz (Brenda & Tony MacCulloch)
Subject: Re: M-PSY: women and mental health


Chris,
Women have become wary of studies into their behaviour, lifestyles, in fact
studies into how they survive in what is often a hostile social environment
may not help them but in the long term be used against them resulting in
further opression.  That is why feminist researchers insist that the women
who are the focus of their research own it, have control over what it is
used for and why.   

Self-esteem is an important issue for women but I say again, I am wary of
what a heirarchical, patriarchal organisation like the World Federation for
Mental Health will do with the information collected.  Will it be used to
enhance womens sense of well being and freedom or will it be used to
further oppress them.  

Brenda
ajmac-AT-iconz.co.nz
(from a blustery spring morning in New Zealand




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