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Feminist praxis : research, theory, and epistemology in feminist sociology
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Aimed at feminists studying social research processes, this text combines theoretical discussion of feminist methodology with detailed accounts of practical research processes. Topics covered range...
Aimed at feminists studying social research processes, this text combines theoretical discussion of feminist methodology with detailed accounts of practical research processes. Topics covered range from child-minding to colonialism and statistics.
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- Creator
- edited by Liz Stanley
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- London ; New York : Routledge, 1990
- Physical Details
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- xiii, 282 pages ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 0415041864, 9780415041867, 041504202X, 9780415042024
- OCLC
- ocm20420855
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Part one. Feminism and the academic mode -- Feminist praxis and the academic mode of production : an editorial introduction / Liz Stanley -- Method, methodology and epistemology in feminist research processes / Liz Stanley and Sue Wise -- Part two. Feminist research processes -- Section A. Beginning and finishing research -- The feminist research process -- defining a topic / Jane Haggis -- The history of a 'failed' research topic : the case of the childminders / Fiona Poland -- Section B. Demolishing the 'quantitative v. qualitative' divide -- 'Seeking Susan' : producing statistical information on young peoples' leisure / Denise Farran -- My statistics and feminism -- a true story / Anne Pugh -- 'A referral was made' : behind the scenes during the creation of a social services department 'elderly' statistic / Section C. Recognising the role of auto/biography -- On the conflicts of doing feminist research into masculinity / Joyce Layland -- From butch god to teddy bear? Some thought on my relationship with Elvis Presley / Sue Wise -- The professional and the personal : a study of women quantity surveyors / Clara Greed -- Section D. Analytically using experience -- Breaking the rules : assessing the assessment of a girls' project / The mastectomy experience / Ann Tait -- At the Palace : researching gender and ethnicity in a Chinese restaurant / Chung Yuen Kay -- Counter-arguments : an ethnographic look at 'women and class' / Sue Webb -- Using drama to get at gender / Vivienne Griffiths -- Becoming a feminist social worker / Section E. Analysing written and visual texts -- Reading feminism in fieldnotes / Anne Williams -- Analysing a photograph of Marilyn Monroe / Denise Farran
Subjects
- Women's studies -- Methodology.
- Feminism -- Research -- Methodology.
- Feminist theory.
- Women.
- Women
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- Research Design
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- women (female humans)
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