Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis, 2nd Revised edition

Fully revised and including several new chapters and subject areas, the second edition of this comprehensive handbook on feminist research provides students and researchers with an in-depth practical overview of the primary principles of feminist research and detailed explanations of processes and methodologies employed in the study of gender and women. The work is divided into sections covering feminist perspectives on knowledge building, feminist research praxis and feminist issues, and insights in practice and pedagogy. Individual entries address topics such as postmodern, post-structural and critical feminist theory; global feminist ethnography; feminist empiricism; feminist approaches to research in the natural sciences; feminist research and activism to promote health equity; feminist research ethics; and teaching, techniques, and technologies of feminist methodologies. Contributors are academics in fields such as women's studies, sociology, psychology and humanities from major American universities. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This Handbook presents both a theoretical and practical approach to conducting social science research on, for, and about women. It develops an understanding of feminist research by introducing a range of feminist epistemologies, methodologies, and emergent methods that have had a significant impact on feminist research practice and women's studies scholarship. Contributors to the Second Edition continue to highlight the close link between feminist research and social change and transformation.The new edition expands the base of scholarship into new areas, with 12 entirely new chapters on topics such as the natural sciences, social work, the health sciences, and environmental studies. It extends discussion of the intersections of race, class, gender, and globalization, as well as transgender, transsexualism and the queering of gender identities. All 22 chapters retained from the first edition are updated with the most current scholarship, including a focus on the role that new technologies play in the feminist research process.
Presenting readers with key research concepts, feminist epistemologies, methodologies, and methods as well as up-to-date debates in the field, this handbook provides students and researchers with a key resource for understanding and engaging with this field.