Introduction: Gender and Comparative Methods (original) (raw)

Gender Research and Feminist Methodologies

Springer textbooks in law, 2023

This chapter is structured around the issue of gender research and what it means to conduct research with a gender perspective. Thus, it discusses research

Feminist Research Methodology: challenges to the main (male) stream research

Feminism and feminist movement in the 70's aimed at ending the subordination and suffering of women. Its endeavor was to emancipate women and bring gender equality in various fields including that of theory and research. The feminist critique of research in general and of social science research in particular has emerged as a legitimate, relevant and popular research model against the male bias prevalent in the existing theory and research. With the rise of the feminist movement many feminist scholars argued that traditional social sciences reflected a deep rooted male centric, sexist and patriarchal representation of society in theory and knowledge. This approach was condemned for neglecting or ignoring the standpoint of women, her values and experiences in the society. Hence with the advent of critical theoretical approach* and strong feminist movements, a model was introduced which aimed to "serve the interests of

Contemporary Issues and Perspectives on Gender Research

Contemporary Issues and Perspectives on Gender Research, 2019

The actuality and content of the papers, their scientific foundations and the high quality of research results of fundamental and applicative character, are the key reasons why the collection as a whole meets all the necessary standards for publication. This volume provides a valuable contribution to the development of gender studies, an input into understanding and critically reconsidering basic concepts in creating gender identities and in gendering institutions. Prof. Nevena Petrušić This thematic collection of papers is dedicated to current topics of gender studies, abounds with results from recent research projects and provides the review of contemporary relevant literature in these fields. Authors from different disciplines of social sciences and humanities perceive various gender issues in the context of current social situation. The volume is characterized by a remarkable innovation in the selection of topics and unavoidable interdisciplinary approuch in the study of gender issues.

Conceptual Issues in Feminist/Gendered Research

2015

The paper examines issues within feminist or gender research; thus it examines feminist research methods; the difference that exists between general research methods and feminist research and the challenge (s) of methodology in feminist research.

The Science Behind Feminist Research Methods

Journal of Social Issues, 1997

Feminist science often is caricatured in oppositional terms+s a venture antagonistic to the scientific mission. Such portrayals not only misrepresent feminist science but also displace the fact that there are multiple feminist approaches toward science, each advancing particular notions of appropriate methods, objectivity, subjectivity, and thejurisdiction ofscientifc inquiry. Acquaintance with the variety of feminist approaches toward science will enable feminist scholars to better conjgure their research and strategies. Comprehending science itselfas culture is crucial to these ends. A contextual perspective on science as culture will enhance our abilities to efect cultural change through our research projects. Such comprehension also will prepare us for improving the environment in which we work as well as the nature of that work. What are feminist methods? What would a list offeminist methods look like? We could begin to answer these questions with a basic definition of feminism: a beliefthat gender is a primary category of experience (and therefore, of analysis) and an attendant commitment to remedying the disadvantages of women. Applying this elemental definition to psychology, we then could locate a large number ofmethods that accommodate gender as a central analytic category; for any particular method to be feminist, it would be necessary that the method notjust be applicable to observing or measuring gender but also that the method itself be "gender fair" or absent of unacknowledged gender meanings. The list now would be substantial and would conjoin some otherwise highly distinguishable research practices. This inductive approach to defining feminist research methods, however, collapses together some significant efforts on the part of feminist researchers. It also underplays the problems of gender in science itself in order to extend accountability to the practice of science itself.

“Gendered” research: methodological aspects of a challenge

2016

Gender or gender-specific medicine is an emerging clinical discipline that combines biomedical research with developmental psychosocial processes. It encompass es differences between males and females pertaining to both psychological and social aspects. In gender-specific studies, however, the risks for gender bias in measurement should be carefully evaluated, and several aspects are currently under reconsideration in biomedical research, including study samples, methodology, the sick role within the framework of social relations, and the inevitable stimuli imposed by societal changes. Most human science research relies on collection of self-reported data, which may be greatly affected by gender differences. We provide a couple of examples. The first regards the caregiver, typically a woman’s role. Women who fulfill the caregiving responsibilities often experience a high level of burden and psychological distress. Although there are several tools that measure strain related to care ...

Comparative analysis of gender-oriented research

Linguistics and Culture Review, 2021

This article analyzes the research conducted by world scientists in the field of gender, identifying the relevance and necessity of the issues raised in them through scientific methods. In particular, scholars have studied the gender phenomenon, gender parameters, as well as the semantic grouping and gynocritical analysis generated through the gender component. A scientific approach to this work has been expressed. In the analysis of the research, it is substantiated by the fact that the issues in this area in Uzbek translation studies are not sufficiently studied.