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Outsiders Within Transforming the Academy: The Unique Positionality of Feminist Sociologists
Gender & Society ( IF 4.314 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-24 , DOI: 10.1177/08912432211000329
Heather Laube 1
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Several initiatives recognize the importance of transforming institutions, not just changing individuals, to diversify STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. Universities and colleges are distinctive gendered work organizations because workers (faculty) are highly educated and have authority in hiring, evaluation, and policy (shared governance). This article explores whether feminist sociologists are particularly well suited to guide institutional change to diversify the academy. Drawing on data from in-depth interviews with 24 feminist academic sociologists at the rank of associate or full professor, I analyze how their feminist and sociological identities intersect with institutional locations to create opportunities to transform the academy. Outsiders within, feminist sociologists revise and use the master’s tools to produce knowledge that improves recognition of, and ability to reduce, structural inequalities. Proficiency with these tools confers insider legitimacy and access to a “seat at the table” where disciplinary expertise and political commitments contribute to institutional change. Inevitably, these professors confront resistance, and in response develop strategies to advance their goals. Insights from feminist sociologists suggest that to transform universities to reflect the diversity of institutions and lived reality of contemporary faculty, it may be more useful to identify a set of commitments and principles that inform policies and practices, rather than specifying actions to support culture change.



中文翻译:

改造学院的局外人:女性社会学家的独特定位

多项举措认识到了变革机构(不仅仅是改变个人)对使STEM(科学,技术,工程,数学)领域多样化的重要性。大学和学院是有特色的性别工作组织,因为工人(教职员工)受过高等教育,并且在雇用,评估和政策(共享治理)方面具有权威。本文探讨了女权主义社会学家是否特别适合于指导机构变革以使学院多元化。根据对24位副教授或正式教授的女权主义学术社会学家的深度访谈中获得的数据,我分析了他们的女权主义和社会学特征如何与机构位置相交,从而创造了改变学院的机会。内在的局外人 女权主义的社会学家修改并使用大师的工具来产生知识,以提高对结构性不平等的认识并减少结构性不平等的能力。熟练使用这些工具可赋予内部人员合法性,并使他们能够获得“席位”,学科专业知识和政治承诺有助于机构变革。这些教授不可避免地要面对阻力,并因此而制定出提高其目标的策略。女权主义社会学家的见解表明,要转变大学以反映机构的多样性和当代教师的现实生活,确定一套有助于政策和实践的承诺和原则,而不是指定支持文化变革的行动,可能会更有用。熟练使用这些工具可赋予内部人员合法性,并使他们能够获得“席位”,学科专业知识和政治承诺有助于机构变革。这些教授不可避免地要面对阻力,并因此而制定出提高其目标的策略。女权主义社会学家的见解表明,要转变大学以反映机构的多样性和当代教师的现实生活,确定一套有助于政策和实践的承诺和原则,而不是指定支持文化变革的行动,可能会更有用。熟练使用这些工具可赋予内部人员合法性,并使他们能够获得“席位”,学科专业知识和政治承诺有助于机构变革。这些教授不可避免地要面对阻力,并因此而制定出提高其目标的策略。女权主义社会学家的见解表明,要转变大学以反映机构的多样性和当代教师的现实生活,确定一套有助于政策和实践的承诺和原则,而不是指定支持文化变革的行动,可能会更有用。作为回应,制定策略以实现其目标。女权主义社会学家的见解表明,要转变大学以反映机构的多样性和当代教师的现实生活,确定一套有助于政策和实践的承诺和原则,而不是指定支持文化变革的行动,可能会更有用。作为回应,制定策略以实现其目标。女权主义社会学家的见解表明,要转变大学以反映机构的多样性和当代教师的现实生活,确定一套有助于政策和实践的承诺和原则,而不是指定支持文化变革的行动,可能会更有用。

更新日期:2021-03-24
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