Feminist Research Practice : A Primer

by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber

• ISBN13: 9780761928928
• ISBN10: 0761928928
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-22
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

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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