SOC150H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Ruling Class, Citizen Journalism, Research
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"a good book, in theory" chp 3: but how do you. Nothing more human than curiosity to find things out. Diski: it is difficult to fault a child"s inquisitive spirit, for inquiry is, after all, what children specialize in. Traditional academic approaches: draw a clear distinction between how we inquire and learn in everyday life and how we do so in scholarly research. Point: scholarly research is not separate from the forms of inquiry we use on a daily basis. Devault: central ideas of feminism arose "from systematic attention to previously unacknowledged experiences that women began to speak of together. " Feminist inquiry takes seriously the everyday knowledge exchanged between women. Since feminist inquiry aims to contribute to the liberation of women, it makes sense to not dismiss the knowledge women already have. Feminist researchers build upon everyday knowledge to reveal hidden insights and refine those understandings through methodical approaches. Inquiry on daily basis is generally personal and unstructured.
