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. 1998 Fall;21(2):179–192. doi: 10.1007/BF03391962

Personal agency in feminist theory: Evicting the illusive dweller

Maria R Ruiz
PMCID: PMC2731406  PMID: 22478306

Abstract

The growing impact of feminist scholarship, activism, and politics would benefit substantially from input by radical behaviorists. The feminist community, broadly defined, and radical behaviorists share interesting commonalities that suggest a potentially fruitful alliance. There are, however, points of divergence that must be addressed; most prominently, the construct of personal agency. A behavioral reconstruction of personal agency is offered to deal with the invisible contingencies leading to gender-asymmetric interpretive repertoires. The benefits of a mutually informing fusion are discussed.

Keywords: feminist theory, gender, person-situation dualism, agency, invisible contingencies, interpretive repertoires, verbal communities

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