Feminist Research Practice : A Primer
by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-BiberFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-11-22
Publisher(s): SAGE Publications, Inc
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Summary
Feminist Research Practice: A Primer provides a unique, hands-on approach to exploring a range of feminist perspectives on the research process in order to bridge the divide between theory and research methods. Authors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Lina Leavy engage students with clear, concise writing and in-depth examples of a range of research methods, from ethnography, oral history, focus groups, and content analysis to interviewing and survey research.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| About the Authors | p. xi |
| About the Chapter Contributors | p. xiii |
| About the Behind-the-Scenes Contributors | p. xv |
| An Invitation to Feminist Research | p. 1 |
| Feminist Approaches to Epistemology and Theory | |
| Feminist Empiricism: Challenging Gender Bias and "Setting the Record Straight" | p. 27 |
| Feminist Standpoint Epistemology: Building Knowledge and Empowerment Through Women's Lived Experience | p. 53 |
| Feminist Postmodernism and Poststructuralism | p. 83 |
| Feminist Approaches to Research Methods and Methodology | |
| The Practice of Feminist In-Depth Interviewing | p. 111 |
| The Practice of Feminist Oral History and Focus Group Interviews | p. 149 |
| The Feminist Practice of Ethnography | p. 187 |
| The Feminist Practice of Content Analysis | p. 223 |
| Feminist Approaches to Mixed-Methods Research | p. 249 |
| Feminist Survey Research | p. 293 |
| Feminist Praxis | |
| Putting It Together: Feminist Research Praxis | p. 329 |
| Index | p. 351 |
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