Feminist Research in Practice

Maura Kelly, Barbara Gurr

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9798881874957
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Feminism & Feminist Theory
• Index: Social Sciences

Feminist Research in Practice is a supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate research methods courses. The book opens with a detailed examination of feminist methodologies and sociological research methods, followed by twelve chapters offering an in-depth analysis of six research projects. Invited scholars have each contributed two paired chapters: the first is data-driven and includes a description of methods and findings as well as analysis, allowing contributors to highlight their application of feminist methods and approaches in their work. In the second of each pair, contributors offer a close reflection on the research process, including obstacles and the emergence of new inquiries, allowing readers to deepen their own understanding of feminist research as it is practiced. The projects themselves are diverse in focus and approach with both large and small research teams working in varied communities and using an assortment of methods. Feminist Research in Practice closes with an extensive bibliography of recent and established research literature for further consideration.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Chapter 1. Putting Feminist Research into Practice
• Chapter 2. Overview of Sociological Research
• Chapter 3. Shared Parenting When Mommy and Momma Break Up
• Chapter 4. Deep Reflexivity in Conducting Sexuality and Family Research
• Chapter 5. Who Are Feminists in the United States Today, and What Do They Believe about Social Inequality? Challenging Stereotypes with Quantitative Research
• Chapter 6. An Intersectional Feminist Approach to Quantitative Research
• Chapter 7. Interdependence, Social Inclusion, Poverty, and Family Policy: A Community-Based Exploration
• Chapter 8. Getting to Know People with Experiences and Knowledge Far beyond My Own: Feminism, Public Sociology, and Community-Based Research
• Chapter 9. Maxine Feldman: The Outcast at the Center of the Music
• Chapter 10. What’s So Feminist about Archival Research?
• Chapter 11. Does Science Do More Harm Than Good? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of African American Women’s Attitudes toward Science
• Chapter 12. Doing Intersectional Mixed-Methods Feminist Research
• Chapter 13. Not Your Indian: The Meanings of Indigenous Identity at Standing Rock
• Chapter 14. This Is Hard: Researching and Writing Outside the Lines
• Appendix A. Key Elements of Research Design
• Appendix B. Further Resources
• Index
• About the Contributors