Feminist Methods in Social Research

by Shulamit Reinharz

Book Overview

Examining the wide range of feminist research methods, Shulamit Reinharz explains the relationship between feminism and methodology, and challenges existing stereotypes. Concluding that there is no one correct feminist method, but rather a variety of perspectives, Reinharz argues that this diversity of methods has been of great value to feminist scholarship. With an extensive bibliography cataloguing the important work accomplished over the last two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019507386X
• ISBN13: 9780195073867
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

All Together All At Once

Reinharz' book doesn't only study feminism and social research yet it presents many ideas and voices within her book on various research topics and discussions. I think it is essential for any social researcher to read this book since it is a pluralistic volume of many different, controversial yet unique voices and human intellect that inspires the reader. Any questions and problematic issue is delivered in this book with careful and enlarged examination of literature related to the issue. Especially those who want to understand and learn about feminism and social sciences research through multi-foci examination should read this book.