240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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By now it must be clear to even the most traditional of male scholars that in doing sociological research we can no longer follow Evans-Pritchard's advice to behave like a gentleman, keep off the women, take quinine daily and play it by ear. This volume presents accounts of research work undertaken by sociologists who have been influenced by feminism or the feminist critique of sociology, or... Read more
Introduction, Helen Roberts; Chapter 1 Women and their doctors, Helen Roberts; Chapter 2 Interviewing women, Ann Oakley; Chapter 3 Reminiscences of fieldwork among the Sikhs, Joyce Pettigrew; Chapter 4 Men, masculinity and the process of sociological enquiry, David Morgan; Chapter 5 Women in stratification studies, Christine Delphy, Helen Roberts; Chapter 6 Occupational mobility and the use of the comparative method, Catriona Llewellyn; Chapter 7 The expert’s view?, Diana Woodward, Lynne Chisholm; Chapter 8 The gatekeepers, Dale Spender;
Biography
Helen Roberts
'There are very few methods books like this one that sociologists would pick up and read from cover to cover - and cause a queue of colleagues to form eagerly awaiting to get their hands on it. Compelling reading'. - Colin Bell, New Society
'... a thoughtful and stimulating analysis of sociological methods by feminist practitioners.' - Health Matters
