A Critique of Feminist Theory

Bibliographic Data

ID2501123
AuthorsKathy Lay (0000-0002-3543-2669, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, corresponding author), James G Daley (Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis)
Year2007
Volume8
Issue1
Pages49-61
Publication date2007-04-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
PublisherIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/131
OpenAlexW2138887523
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited17

Objective: Feminism has grown rapidly in the last 40 years as both a multidisciplinary voice advocating for change and an area of scholarship and theory building. A review of empirical articles describes 17 studies that indicate a wide range of applications of feminist theory, but theory is applied primarily as a lens for other issues, rather than to expand theory development. Advocacy and philosophical views seem to overshadow theory development. Suggestions for improving feminist theory are offered

Critical theory · Development theory · Epistemology · Feminism · Feminist philosophy · Feminist theory · Multidisciplinary approach · Political science · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Philosophy

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