Feminist approaches to social science: Epistemological and methodological tenets

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 773-791

  Campbell, Rebecca ^a   Wasco, Sharon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; Feminist research methods; Feminist theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 0034571985     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005159716099     Document Type: Article

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