The methodological inclinations of gender scholarship in mainstream sociology journals
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dana Dunn, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This article examines the types of research methods sociologists studying women and gender use in articles published in mainstream journals. The research is based on an analysis of 1,826 gender-content articles published between 1984 and 1993 in 15 major sociology journals. Specifically, we explore whether feminist-oriented articles use different types of data, data collection methods, and statistical techniques than other articles addressing women and gender. The relationship between the rank of an academic journal, author's sex, and type of research method is also examined. We find that a large majority of gender-content articles are based on secondary, quantitative data. When the first author is a man, articles are somewhat more likely to be based on secondary data and to use quantitative statistical techniques. In general, we find that feminist research in the discipline is based on a melange of methodological approaches,reflecting the contested nature of feminist epistemologies.
The methodological inclinations of gender scholarship in mainstream sociology journals
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Sociological Spectrum
- Language: English
- Date: 2000
- Keywords
- research methods, gender, women, sociology journals, data collection