PERSONAL AGENCY IN FEMINIST THEORY - EVICTING THE ILLUSIVE DWELLER

The growing impact of feminist scholarship, activism, and politics wou ld benefit substantially from input by radical behaviorists. The femin ist community, broadly defined, and radical behaviorists share interes ting commonalities that suggest a potentially fruitful alliance. There are, however, points of divergence that must be addressed; most promi nently, 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 o f a mutually informing fusion are discussed.