Theories of women's studies
TL;DR: The authors examine the objectives of women's studies, the methods of their teachi their connection with the feminist movement, and the methodologies of femini research, and examine the relation between women's study and feminology.
Abstract: Essays examine the objectives of women's studies, the methods of their teachi their connection with the feminist movement, and the methodologies of femini research.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors define the concept of "research as praxis" and explore issues in the developing area of emancipatory research in the field of critical theory.
Abstract: The author, who is concerned with the methodological implications of critical theory, explores issues in the developing area of emancipatory research. She defines the concept of "research as praxis...
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...(see Acker, Barry, & Esseveld, 1983; Bowles & Duelli-Klein, 1983; Roberts, 1981; Westkott, 1979)....
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TL;DR: This article attempted to reconceptualize validity within the context of openly ideological research and applied it to three explicitly value-based research programs: feminist research, critical ethnography, and Freirian "empowering" research.
Abstract: In this paper, I attempt to reconceptualize validity within the context of openly ideological research.~ The usefulness of this reconceptualization is tested by applying it to examples from three explicitly value-based research programs: feminist research, neo-Marxist critical ethnography, and Freirian "empowering" research. 2 Finally, validity issues within research committed to a more equitable social order are discussed.
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TL;DR: In this paper, les AA. reviennent ici sur l'emancipation difficile du courant dominant dans la recherche en sciences sociales, analysing les changements methodologiques et epistemologiques that les etudes feministes ont apporte dans les domaines de recherches concernant l'oppression, la representation du corps, la reflexivite ou encore l'action sociale.
Abstract: Dans cet article, les AA. se penchent sur l'essor et l'orientation des etudes feministes. Les AA. reviennent ici sur l'emancipation difficile du courant dominant dans la recherche en sciences sociales, pour analyser les changements methodologiques et epistemologiques que les etudes feministes ont apporte dans les domaines de recherche concernant l'oppression, la representation du corps, la reflexivite ou encore l'action sociale
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TL;DR: Findings support the idea that perceiving discrimination against one's ingroup threatens the worldview of individuals who believe that status in society is earned but confirms the worldview in individuals who do not.
Abstract: In 3 studies, the authors tested the hypothesis that discrimination targets' worldview moderates the impact of perceived discrimination on self-esteem among devalued groups. In Study 1, perceiving discrimination against the ingroup was negatively associated with self-esteem among Latino Americans who endorsed a meritocracy worldview (e.g., believed that individuals of any group can get ahead in America and that success stems from hard work) but was positively associated with self-esteem among those who rejected this worldview. Study 2 showed that exposure to discrimination against their ingroup (vs. a non-self-relevant group) led to lower self-esteem, greater feelings of personal vulnerability, and ingroup blame among Latino Americans who endorsed a meritocracy worldview but to higher self-esteem and decreased ingroup blame among Latino Americans who rejected it. Study 3 showed that compared with women informed that prejudice against their ingroup is pervasive, women informed that prejudice against their ingroup is rare had higher self-esteem if they endorsed a meritocracy worldview but lower self-esteem if they rejected this worldview. Findings support the idea that perceiving discrimination against one's ingroup threatens the worldview of individuals who believe that status in society is earned but confirms the worldview of individuals who do not.
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...Foster and colleagues drew upon group consciousness theories (e.g., Bowles & Klein, 1983) and the shattered assumptions model of coping with traumatic events (Janoff-Bulman, 1989, 1992) to explain these findings....
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...Neither the group-consciousness theories (e.g., Bowles & Klein, 1983) nor the shattered assumptions model of coping with trauma (Janoff-Bulman, 1989, 1992) lead to these predictions....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors define the concept of "research as praxis" and explore issues in the developing area of emancipatory research in the field of critical theory.
Abstract: The author, who is concerned with the methodological implications of critical theory, explores issues in the developing area of emancipatory research. She defines the concept of "research as praxis...
1,529 citations
TL;DR: This article attempted to reconceptualize validity within the context of openly ideological research and applied it to three explicitly value-based research programs: feminist research, critical ethnography, and Freirian "empowering" research.
Abstract: In this paper, I attempt to reconceptualize validity within the context of openly ideological research.~ The usefulness of this reconceptualization is tested by applying it to examples from three explicitly value-based research programs: feminist research, neo-Marxist critical ethnography, and Freirian "empowering" research. 2 Finally, validity issues within research committed to a more equitable social order are discussed.
1,118 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, les AA. reviennent ici sur l'emancipation difficile du courant dominant dans la recherche en sciences sociales, analysing les changements methodologiques et epistemologiques that les etudes feministes ont apporte dans les domaines de recherches concernant l'oppression, la representation du corps, la reflexivite ou encore l'action sociale.
Abstract: Dans cet article, les AA. se penchent sur l'essor et l'orientation des etudes feministes. Les AA. reviennent ici sur l'emancipation difficile du courant dominant dans la recherche en sciences sociales, pour analyser les changements methodologiques et epistemologiques que les etudes feministes ont apporte dans les domaines de recherche concernant l'oppression, la representation du corps, la reflexivite ou encore l'action sociale
288 citations
TL;DR: Findings support the idea that perceiving discrimination against one's ingroup threatens the worldview of individuals who believe that status in society is earned but confirms the worldview in individuals who do not.
Abstract: In 3 studies, the authors tested the hypothesis that discrimination targets' worldview moderates the impact of perceived discrimination on self-esteem among devalued groups. In Study 1, perceiving discrimination against the ingroup was negatively associated with self-esteem among Latino Americans who endorsed a meritocracy worldview (e.g., believed that individuals of any group can get ahead in America and that success stems from hard work) but was positively associated with self-esteem among those who rejected this worldview. Study 2 showed that exposure to discrimination against their ingroup (vs. a non-self-relevant group) led to lower self-esteem, greater feelings of personal vulnerability, and ingroup blame among Latino Americans who endorsed a meritocracy worldview but to higher self-esteem and decreased ingroup blame among Latino Americans who rejected it. Study 3 showed that compared with women informed that prejudice against their ingroup is pervasive, women informed that prejudice against their ingroup is rare had higher self-esteem if they endorsed a meritocracy worldview but lower self-esteem if they rejected this worldview. Findings support the idea that perceiving discrimination against one's ingroup threatens the worldview of individuals who believe that status in society is earned but confirms the worldview of individuals who do not.
279 citations