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Feminist Qualitative Research

Working toward Transforming Science and Social Justice

Bibliographic Data

ID23613784
AuthorsMaureen C Mchugh (0000-0002-0080-2754, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author)
Year2020
Pages200-242
Publication date2020-09-02
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOxford Handbook of Qualitative Research (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190847388.013.16
OpenAlexW4248645597
ISBN9780190847388
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited60

Feminist research is described in terms of its purposes of addressing women’s lives, advocacy for women, analysis of gender oppression, working for social justice, and transformation of society. Feminist critiques of social science research are reviewed in relation to the development of methodological and epistemological positions. Feminist research is viewed as contributing to the transformation of science from empiricism to postmodernism. Reflexivity, collaboration, power analysis, and advocacy are discussed as common practices of feminist qualitative research. Several qualitative approaches to research are described in relation to feminist research goals, with illustrations of feminist research included. Validity and voice are identified as particular challenges in the conduct of feminist qualitative research. Intersectionality and double consciousness are reviewed as feminist contributions to the transformation of science. Some emerging and innovative forms of feminist qualitative research are highlighted in relation to potential future directions.

Epistemology · Feminism · Feminist philosophy · Feminist theory · Intersectionality · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Relation (database) · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

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Citations per year0.42
Citation span2002 - 2026 (25)
Highly citedNo

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