Feminism and Method: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, and Activist Research

Feminism and Method: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, and Activist Research
ISBN-10
041594449X
ISBN-13
9780415944496
Category
Action research
Pages
268
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
Nancy A. Naples

Description

Nancy Naples provides an overview of different theories of feminist methodology, linked to Naples' experiences of activist research.

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