Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31633
Title: Analysing gender oppression in music therapy research and practice
Contributor(s): Baines, Sue (author); Edwards, Jane  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2019
Early Online Version: 2019-08-16
DOI: 10.4324/9781351121958-4
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31633
Abstract: 

Health research approaches and practices have historically developed in a culture of privilege, often described as white male privilege. As interpersonal therapies such as music therapy and psychotherapy rely on the therapist's use of the self, it is incumbent on training programs, trainers, and students to first be aware of their own cultural identity, rather than focusing on cultural sensitivity training and awareness that only perceive the "other". Music can transmit oppressive information, including information about gender. Limited acknowledgment of feminist theory in music therapy has presented possible reasons why the foundational tenet of feminism, gender analysis, particularly with the modern intent of decreasing binary theories of gender, is rarely present in music therapy publications. Employing critical cultural analyses within research and treatment practices can begin to address oppression and inequities. Music therapists have explored the relevance of feminist theory to the practice of music therapy.

Publication Type: Book Chapter
Source of Publication: Arts Therapies and Gender Issues: International Perspectives on Research, p. 37-54
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781351121958
9780815358695
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 430309 Gender history
420103 Music therapy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280122 Expanding knowledge in creative arts and writing studies
HERDC Category Description: B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book
WorldCat record: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1083703446
Series Name: International Research in the Arts Therapies
Series Number : 4
Editor: Editor(s): Susan Hogan
Appears in Collections:Book Chapter

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