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Book SynopsisFeminist Research in Practice is a supplementary text in sociology for undergraduate and graduate courses in feminist research methods, sociology research methods, and women in sociology. The book offers a total of ten paired chapters examining ten research projects. Invited scholars have 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 understanding and application of feminist methods and approaches in their work. In the second chapter, contributors offer a close, reflexive examination of the research process described in the empirical chapter, providing further insights into feminist methods and methodologies as these are actually practiced. The projects themselves are diverse in focus and approach, ranging from archival research to institutional ethnography, with both large and small research teams working in diverse communities and using a range of methods. Feminist Research in Practice brings together these two components of feminist scholarship: this book. This inclusion of both empirical research and reflexive practice allows the student and researcher to deepen their own understanding of feminist research as it is practiced: as contributors consider obstacles, interests, and the emergence of new inquiries.
Trade ReviewThis new feminist sociology text represents an important contribution to the body of contemporary feminist literature. The chapters demonstrate the reflexive practice at the heart of this book’s ethos, and its diversity is practiced as well as critically analyzed. Their focus on methods will be a welcome resource for students and teachers in higher education who seek critical, intersectional, and up-to-the-minute approaches grounded in contemporary events and thinking. -- Anne M. Harris, Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
An innovative and engaging text on feminist methodologies. Pairing empirical and reflective chapters from sociologists grappling with putting feminist principles into action in their research, Feminist Research in Practice is a perfect addition to undergraduate and graduate courses in sociological methods as well as gender. Through this book students can gain crucial insights into what goes into creating empirical research that is systematic, rigorous, and undeniably feminist. -- Miriam J. Abelson, Portland State University
Table of ContentsChapter One: “Who are feminists in the US today, and what do they believe about social inequality? Challenging stereotypes with quantitative research” by Catherine Harnois Chapter Two: “An intersectional feminist approach to quantitative research” by Catherine Harnois Chapter Three: “Shared Parenting when Mommy and Momma Break Up” by Katie Acostsa Chapter Four: “Deep Reflexivity in Conducting Sexuality and Family Research” by Katie Acosta Chapter Five: “Interdependence, Social Inclusion, Poverty and Family Policy: a Community-Based Exploration” by Emily Kane Chapter Six: “Getting to Know People with Experiences and Knowledge Far beyond My Own”: Feminism, Public Sociology, and Community-Based Research” by Emily Kane Chapter Seven: “Maxine Feldman: The Outcast at the Center of the Music” by Jo Reger Chapter Eight: “What’s So Feminist about Archival Research?” by Jo Reger Chapter Nine: “I am Not Your Indian: Claiming Identity at Standing Rock” by Barbara Gurr Chapter Ten: “This is Hard: Researching and Writing Outside of the Lines” by Barbara Gurr Appendix
