Liberating Method by Marjorie Devault

Liberating Method by Marjorie Devault

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Feminist scholars and those inspired by other liberatory movements have raised profound questions about the standard practices of social research. This title explores the sources and meanings of feminist methodology, the strategies of reflexive analysis, and the issues that arise when writing and teaching feminist research.

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Liberating Method by Marjorie Devault

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.
Marjorie DeVault is a major voice in the field of qualitative and feminist methodsAny bibliography that did not include her work would be incomplete. Her book does not only delve into the past, but charts the future. -Shulamit Reinhartz, author of Feminist Methods in Social Research Liberating Method makes an innovative and valuable contribution to ongoing debates over the status and nature of feminist research in sociology... Those teaching courses on feminist research, in particular, will find this a valuable book for suggesting strategies, prodding thinking, and sparking debate. -Canadian Journal of Sociology Online
Marjorie L. DeVault is author of the feminist classic Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work. She is Associate Professor of Sociology and a member of the Women's Studies Programs at Syracuse University.
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ISBN 13 9781566396981
ISBN 10 1566396980
Title Liberating Method
Author Marjorie Devault
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.
Year published 1999-06-22
Number of pages 275
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