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This paper discusses the implications of the feminist critique of science for the treatment of women in the context of systems‐based family therapy (SFT). The issues raised are of special concern to nurses interested in women's health. As recent critiques of mainstream science have repeatedly demonstrated, there is no neutral, value‐free position from which to do science or to put science to work in clinical practice (Bleier, 1986; Keller, 1985; Cartwright, 1983; Habermas, 1971; Allen, 1985; Chinn, 1985; Ehrenreich, 1978). The theoretical position one adopts for research and practice carries important value implications. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of women's health, which was born out of dissatisfaction with current medical science and the clinical practice it spawned (Ehrenreich & English, 1979; Boston Women's Health Collective, 1976). Consequently, for a practice area like women's health, consciousness of feminist critiques of science and systems therapy is a necessity. The discussion is in three main sections: the first is a brief overview of the feminist critiques of science, the second focuses on how those critiques impact on systems‐based family therapy, and the third discusses implications for research and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
