| Liberating Method: Feminism and Social Research Contributor(s): DeVault, Marjorie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566396972 ISBN-13: 9781566396974 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $85.98 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: Feminist scholars, and those inspired by other liberatory movements, have raised profound questions about the standard practices of social research. Arguing that established methods too often ignore and obfuscate social oppression, they search for approaches that will more adequately represent marginalized groups and the social processes that organize their lives. Liberating Method charts one researcher's view of this project as Marjorie L. DeVault, one of the leading practitioners and teachers of feminist methodology, examines in her collection of new and previously published essays the dimensions of feminist research. DeVault believes in "writing carefully, " that is with care (precision) and caring (empathy). In addition to essays on how women write, are silenced, and can speak up, she includes an autobiographical sketch, a discussion of "the self as resource, " and a section on what she calls "excavation, " or the work of recovering unrecognized or suppressed aspects of women's experience. She explores the sources and meanings of feminist methodology, the strategies of reflexive analysis, and the issues that arise when writing and teaching feminist research. Committed to a feminism attentive to oppressions that operate simultaneously with gender, DeVault considers exclusions and distortions in feminist research and strategies for building more inclusive approaches. Including a closing essay that presents "practical advice" for oppositional researchers, Liberating Method reflects DeVault's conviction that feminist insights can and should contribute to a sounder, more rigorous social science. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 305.401 |
| LCCN: 98-31712 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.08" W x 9.12" (1.13 lbs) 275 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This work examines the dimensions of feminist research. In addition to essays on how women write, are silenced, and can speak up, the author includes an autobiographical sketch, a discussion of the self as resource, and a section on recovering suppressed aspects of women's experience. |