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Book Review: Feminist research in practice
Psychology of Women Quarterly ( IF 4.292 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-03 , DOI: 10.1177/0361684320930569
Ying Tang 1
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Questions surrounding the nature of feminist research and its practice are complex. In the edited volume, Feminist Research in Practice, Maura Kelly and Barbara Gurr assembled 14 chapters with the goal of demonstrating feminist research at its theoretical core while providing examples of it in action. In the first two chapters, Kelly describes the goals and characteristics of feminist methodology, followed by an overview of sociological research methods commonly used by feminist researchers. In the subsequent 12 chapters, invited scholars contribute six pairs of chapters on six research projects. All paired chapters follow the same structure: The first chapter presents the summary of the research project, with descriptions of how a particular feminist method is used in a research context, while in the second chapter, the author(s) offer a reflection on their process of engaging in feminist research. Feminist Research in Practice is a book that focuses on feminist research and broadly spans across diverse gendered aspects of social life. In Chapter 3, Acosta discusses parenting dynamics in LGBTQ families. Harnois summarizes her research on feminist identity in the United States in Chapter 5. In Chapters 7, 9, and 11, Kane reports on poverty and family policies, Regger presents research on women’s music, and Kelly focuses on education, specifically, African American women’s attitudes toward science. Finally, Gurr discusses indigenous identity at Standing Rock in Chapter 13. The authors elucidate a wide array of issues in the epistemology of feminist research. Acosta demonstrates the practice of reflexivity and reflects on the situated nature of knowledge that informs her research (Chapter 4). Kelly and colleagues illustrate the critical adoption of an intersectional approach to study African American women’s attitudes toward science (Chapter 12). Feminist research should also produce work that is political, as illustrated by Kane’s work that engages feminism with the community and policy (Chapter 8). Drawing from multiracial feminism, Harnois demonstrates how her research results on feminists’ beliefs about multiple dimensions of social inequality contribute to conversations in critical scholarship (Chapter 6). Finally, feminist scholarship should consider power in the research process, as demonstrated in Gurr’s work on indigenous identity (Chapter 14). Throughout this book, the authors illustrate that there is no single method, but rather diverse methods, that could be used in feminist research (DeVault, 1996). Feminist research could employ both qualitative research methods, such as phone interviews (Chapter 3), community participatory interviews (Chapter 7), and archival research (Chapter 9), as well as quantitative research methods, such as regression analysis (Chapter 11). Mixed-methods that combine qualitative and quantitative methods are also illustrated (Chapter 11). Although the examples included sophisticated methods, they are written in a detailed “how-to” manner that is accessible to students with varying levels of knowledge about research methods. Beyond the diversity of content, a critical strength of this book lies in the authors’ valiant attempt to illustrate the elusive concept of feminist methodology (Kaplan, 1995) in practice. Kelly and Gurr achieve a challenging task of integrating feminist methodology (assertions about reality and the process to study it) and methods (specific techniques used to gather and analyze data). The six pairs of studies and reflections demonstrate the possibility of substantiating epistemological analyses with an observable base and how abstract discourses can be embedded in empirical experiences directly relevant to the researchers and the subjects that they study (Cook & Fonow, 1986). This book would be even easier to use if the organization of methodological and method issues across the chapters were more salient. As it stands, the justification for the order in which the chapters appear is unclear. Although the methodological and theoretical issues across these studies overlap and intersect in reinforcing ways, an index or guided orientation to the key issues presented in each chapter might be beneficial. Overall, through Feminist Research in Practice, the authors accomplish their mission to contextualize theoretical issues in feminist research in specific empirical projects. It may not be a sufficient stand-alone textbook for an undergraduate or graduate course, but it could serve as a good supplemental resource to students and instructors of feminist research. The breadth of issues and the liveliness of the examples clearly bring feminist research to life.

中文翻译:

书评:实践中的女权主义研究

围绕女权主义研究的性质及其实践的问题很复杂。在编辑的卷《实践中的女权主义研究》中,毛拉·凯利和芭芭拉·古尔汇集了 14 章,目的是展示女权主义研究的理论核心,同时提供其实际行动的例子。在前两章中,凯利描述了女性主义方法论的目标和特征,随后概述了女性主义研究人员常用的社会学研究方法。在随后的 12 章中,受邀学者针对 6 个研究项目贡献了 6 对章节。所有成对的章节都遵循相同的结构:第一章介绍了研究项目的摘要,描述了如何在研究环境中使用特定的女权主义方法,而在第二章中,作者对他们从事女权主义研究的过程进行了反思。《实践中的女权主义研究》是一本专注于女权主义研究并广泛涵盖社会生活的不同性别方面的书。在第 3 章中,阿科斯塔讨论了 LGBTQ 家庭的育儿动态。Harnois 在第 5 章总结了她对美国女权主义身份的研究。在第 7、9 和 11 章,Kane 报告了贫困和家庭政策,Regger 介绍了对女性音乐的研究,Kelly 专注于教育,特别是非裔美国女性对科学的态度。最后,Gurr 在第 13 章中讨论了 Stand Rock 的土著身份。作者阐明了女性主义研究认识论中的广泛问题。阿科斯塔展示了反思性的实践,并反思了为她的研究提供信息的知识的情境性质(第 4 章)。Kelly 及其同事说明了采用交叉方法来研究非裔美国女性对科学的态度的关键性采用(第 12 章)。女权主义研究也应该产生政治性的工作,正如凯恩将女权主义与社区和政策联系起来的工作(第 8 章)所示。从多种族女权主义中汲取灵感,Harnois 展示了她关于女权主义者关于社会不平等的多个维度的信念的研究结果如何促进批判性学术中的对话(第 6 章)。最后,女权主义学术应该考虑研究过程中的权力,正如 Gurr 关于土著身份的著作(第 14 章)所示。在这本书中,作者说明,没有单一的方法,而是多种方法可以用于女权主义研究(DeVault,1996)。女权主义研究既可以采用定性研究方法,如电话访谈(第 3 章)、社区参与式访谈(第 7 章)和档案研究(第 9 章),也可以采用定量研究方法,如回归分析(第 11 章)。还说明了结合定性和定量方法的混合方法(第 11 章)。尽管示例包括复杂的方法,但它们以详细的“操作方法”方式编写,可供具有不同研究方法知识水平的学生使用。除了内容的多样性,本书的一个关键优势在于作者勇敢地尝试在实践中说明难以捉摸的女权主义方法论概念 (Kaplan, 1995)。Kelly 和 Gurr 完成了一项具有挑战性的任务,即整合女权主义方法论(关于现实的断言及其研究过程)和方法(用于收集和分析数据的特定技术)。六对研究和反思证明了用可观察的基础证实认识论分析的可能性,以及抽象话语如何嵌入与研究人员和他们研究的主题直接相关的经验经验中(Cook & Fonow,1986)。如果跨章节的方法论和方法问题的组织更加突出,这本书会更容易使用。就目前而言,章节出现顺序的理由尚不清楚。尽管这些研究中的方法论和理论问题以强化方式重叠和交叉,但每章中提出的关键问题的索引或指导方向可能是有益的。总体而言,通过实践中的女权主义研究,作者完成了将女权主义研究中的理论问题置于特定实证项目中的使命。对于本科或研究生课程来说,它可能不是一本足够的独立教科书,但它可以作为女权主义研究的学生和教师的良好补充资源。问题的广度和例子的生动性显然将女权主义研究带入了生活。尽管这些研究中的方法论和理论问题以强化方式重叠和交叉,但每章中提出的关键问题的索引或指导方向可能是有益的。总体而言,通过实践中的女权主义研究,作者完成了将女权主义研究中的理论问题置于特定实证项目中的使命。对于本科或研究生课程来说,它可能不是一本足够的独立教科书,但它可以作为女权主义研究的学生和教师的良好补充资源。问题的广度和例子的生动性显然将女权主义研究带入了生活。尽管这些研究中的方法论和理论问题以强化方式重叠和交叉,但每章中提出的关键问题的索引或指导方向可能是有益的。总体而言,通过实践中的女权主义研究,作者完成了将女权主义研究中的理论问题置于特定实证项目中的使命。对于本科或研究生课程来说,它可能不是一本足够的独立教科书,但它可以作为女权主义研究的学生和教师的良好补充资源。问题的广度和例子的生动性显然将女权主义研究带入了生活。作者完成了在特定实证项目中将女权主义研究中的理论问题背景化的使命。对于本科或研究生课程来说,它可能不是一本足够的独立教科书,但它可以作为女权主义研究的学生和教师的良好补充资源。问题的广度和例子的生动性显然将女权主义研究带入了生活。作者完成了在特定实证项目中将女权主义研究中的理论问题背景化的使命。对于本科或研究生课程来说,它可能不是一本足够的独立教科书,但它可以作为女权主义研究的学生和教师的良好补充资源。问题的广度和例子的生动性显然将女权主义研究带入了生活。
更新日期:2020-06-03
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