Key Concepts in Feminist Theory and Research
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Key Concepts in Feminist Theory and Research

  1. 222 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Key Concepts in Feminist Theory and Research

About this book

This original and engaging text explores the core concepts in feminist theory.

This up-to-date text addresses the implications of postmodernism and post-structuralism for feminist theorizing. It identifies the challenges of this through the development of ?conceptual literacy?. Introducing conceptual literacy as a pedagogic task, this text facilitates students? understanding of, for example:

- The range and lack of fixity of conceptualizations and meanings of key terms;

- The significance of theoretical framework for conceptualization of key terms;

- The changing nature of language and the reframing of key terms in research (eg the recent shift from equality to social justice);

The text explores these issues through six key concepts in feminist theorizing: equality; difference; choice; care; time; and experience. Each chapter considers the varied ways in which these terms have been conceptualised and the feminist debates about these concepts. Each chapter includes case studies to illustrate the application of these concepts in feminist empirical research, and provides a guide to further reading.

This text will be an invaluable tool for students taking courses in feminist theory and research methods, and students across the social sciences who are taking courses concerned with issues of gender.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. List of Figures and Tables
  5. List of Case Studies
  6. Introduction: Not Talking about the Same Thing: Introducing Conceptual Literacy
  7. Chapter 1 - Concepts: Meanings, Games and Contests
  8. Chapter 2 - Equality
  9. Chapter 3 - Difference
  10. Chapter 4 - Choice
  11. Chapter 5 - Care
  12. Chapter 6 - Time
  13. Chapter 7 - Experience
  14. Chapter 8 - Developing Conceptual Literacy
  15. References
  16. Index