Towards a queer research methodology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12733367
AutoresDaniel Noam Warner (Duquesne University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2004
Volumen1
Número4
Páginas321-337
Fecha de publicación2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Research in Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1478-0887 • E-ISSN: 1478-0895
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1191/1478088704qp021oa
OpenAlexW2145128985
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas29
Referencias citadas17

This paper proposes that psychological researchers generally, and psychologists concerned with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues specifically, could benefit by including ‘queer theory’ insights into their research. It begins with an elaboration of this theory, with special attention given to Judith Butler's arguments in her book, Gender Trouble. These insights are used in a close reading of Evelyn Hooker's famous research from the 1950s on gay male adjustment, and more contemporary writing on homosexual adjustment done by James M. Cantor. It will be shown that while traditional psychological research methods aspire for the objectivity of science, this aspiration is often complicit in a regulatory regime which does less to liberate homosexual desire, than to account for it, limit it, and often convert it to something ‘normal’. The implications for research are discussed in the final section

Epistemology · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Objectivity (philosophy · Psychoanalysis · Psychological research · Queer · Queer theory · Reading (process · Sociology · Transgender · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity