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- Feminist theory explores both inequality in gender relations and the constitution of gender. It is best understood as both an intellectual and a normative project.
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Jul 27, 2011 · It is best understood as both an intellectual and a normative project. What is commonly understood as feminist theory accompanied the feminist movement in the mid-seventies, though there are key texts from the 19th and early- to mid-20th centuries that represent early feminist thought.
Feminist theory informs both research questions and the methodology of a project in addition to serving as a foundation for analysis. The goals of feminist educational research include dismantling systems of oppression, highlighting gender-based disparities, and seeking new ways of constructing knowledge.
Apr 2, 2020 · This chapter examines the general principles of feminist theory, which are presented as part of the post-positivist approach. It exposes the essence of feminism, its conceptual grid, gender variable, and the waves of development of feminist thinking and theoretical...
- Aleksandra Gasztold
- 2020
Sep 3, 2019 · We will outline three major feminist epistemologies (Haraway, 1988; Harding, 1987): 1) feminist empiricism, 2) feminist standpoint theory, and 3) the various ‘turn to language’ movements (social constructionism, constructivism, postmodernism, poststructuralism).
- Britta Wigginton, Michelle N Lafrance
- 2019
Jan 6, 2015 · Feminist theories arise in conjunction with feminist activism and academic practices, seeking to illuminate the barriers and constraints that circumscribe women’s lives, explain their dynamics and persistence, and identify mechanisms for change.
Jan 12, 2010 · It could be argued, of course, that feminist scholarly activity – driven as it must undeniably be by the goals of bringing to the fore marginalized feminine and feminist perspectives, and of reducing asymmetries in power between men and women – is always, at least implicitly, normative.
Aug 28, 2018 · We have shown that feminist theory and practice in the combination of evidence in policymaking emphasises the need for contextualised, theory driven approaches to the policy evidence, and the...
