Feminist research practice : a primer /
Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Patricia Lina Leavy.
- xix, 371 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An invitation to feminist research / Feminist empiricism : challenging gender bias and "setting the record straight" / Feminist standpoint epistemology : building knowledge and empowerment through women's lived experience / Feminist ostmodernism and p;oststructuralism / The practice of feminist in-depth interviewing / The practice of feminist oral history and focus group interviews / The feminist practice of ethnography / The feminist practice of content analysis / Feminist approaches to mixed-methods research / Feminist survey research / Putting it together : feminist research praxis / Abigail Brooks and Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber -- Denise Leckenby -- Abigail Brooks -- Patricia Lina Leavy -- Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber -- Patricia Lina Leavy -- Elana D. Buch and Karen M. Staller -- Patricia Lina Leavy -- Denise Leckenby and Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber -- Kathi Miner-Rubino and Toby Epstein Jayaratne -- Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber.
"The topic of feminist research has frequently been neglected in standard research methods books. The purpose of this Primer is to invite students to explore the range of feminist perspectives, including feminist empiricist, feminist standpoint, and postmodern perspectives in order to bridge the divide between theory and research methods. This text provides a unique "hands-on" approach to research by providing exercises and "behind the scenes" glimpses of feminist researchers at work. The in-depth examples cover the range of research questions that feminists engage with, including issues of gender inequality, violence against women, body image issues, and the discrimination of "other/ed" marginalized groups. The Primer is written in a clear, concise manner that offers students the opportunity to explore and practice a wide range of research, from ethnography, oral history, focus groups, and content analysis to interviewing and survey research. A full chapter is devoted to feminist approaches to mixed methods research. Feminist Research Practice: A Primer is committed to the idea that research methods are best understood utilizing a "hands-on" pedagogy. Research tips and checklists are provided along the way for the novice researcher."--Publisher description.