ABSTRACT
Naples draws on different research topics, such as welfare, poverty, sexual identity, and sexual abuse, to illustrate some of the most salient dilemmas of feminist research: the debate over objectivity, the paradox of discourse, the dilemma of "standpoint," and the challenges of activist research. By linking important feminist theoretical debates with case studies, Naples illustrates the strategies she developed for resolving the challenges posed be postmodern, Third World, postcolonial, and queer studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |33 pages
Introduction
chapter |10 pages
Feminism and Method
chapter |21 pages
Epistemology, Feminist Methodology, and the Politics of Method
part |51 pages
Standpoint Epistemologies, Reflective Practice, and Feminist Ethnography
part |53 pages
Feminist Materialism, Discourse Analysis, and Policy Studies
part |53 pages
Activism, Narrative, and Empowerment
part |8 pages
Conclusion