Nonsexist Research Methods A Practical Guide

Name: Nonsexist Research Methods A Practical Guide
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ISBN: 9780415906050

ISBN-10: 0415906059

ISBN-13: 9780415906050

Edition: 1988

Authors: Margrit Eichler

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In accessible and jargon-free language, Margrit Eichler provides a systematic approach to identifying, eliminating, and preventing sexist bias in social science research. She begins with a general discussion of the problems and implications of sexism in research, and then identifies four primary sources of bias: androcentricity, overgeneralization, gender insensitivity, and double standards. Three derivative sources of bias -- sex appropriateness, familism, and sexual dichotism -- are also discussed. Each chapter defines a problem and provides illustrative examples drawn from recently published work. In the concluding chapter, Eichler outlines a step-by-step approach to avoiding the…

Book details

List price: $61.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/30/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Margrit Eichler is Professor of Sociology at OISE/University of Toronto. She has published widely on issues concerning women, family policy, non-sexist methodology, and reproductive technologies. She has lately been attempting to integrate a feminist perspective with an environmental perspective.