Table of Contents
- 1 In what ways does it complement and or challenge traditional approaches in the social sciences did feminism transform the social sciences?
- 2 Is there a feminist method?
- 3 What do you understand by feminist criticism?
- 4 How does the feminist perspective relate to science?
- 5 What is feminist research methods?
| Perspective | Primary Causes of Inequality and Oppression of Women |
|---|---|
| Cultural | Societal denial and repression of women’s inherent, and superior, ability to nurture |
| Womanist | Intersection of race and gender, with emphasis on unique “double jeopardy” of women of color |
Is there a feminist method?
that no single method is used in feminist social work research Page 2 11 and that feminist principles guide research but do not dictate the use of specific methods. Thus the methods used are as diverse as the researchers and their questions. women and included feminist scholarship in the references.
Why is feminist research important?
Feminist research promotes social justice and works to initiate social change in women’s lives. Feminist research praxis emphasizes issues of power and authority between the researcher and the researched, offsetting the influence of these factors through the practice of reflexivity throughout the research process.
What do you understand by feminist criticism?
Feminist criticism is concerned with “the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women” (Tyson 83).
How does the feminist perspective relate to science?
Doing science as a feminist means paying attention to the way that gender structures the differential distribution of power in society and consequently access to the means of production of knowledge.
Why science is an idea?
Science is a systematic way of observing the world and doing experiments to understand its structure and behavior. So a scientific idea is an explanation for how something works, or the truth about some aspect of the world, that was figured out using the scientific process.
What is feminist research methods?
Feminist research is an approach to social research which uses a specific sub-set of methods, and/or makes a particular selection of topics, with the goal of challenging methodologies developed by men, and enhancing the position of women in society.