Basic Features of Feminist Anthropology
{"Image DocumentName": "Basic Features of Feminist Anthropology", "Image ImageDescription": "Preference for qualitative methods. Empathy, subjectivity, and dialogue supposedly allow the investigator to understand the inner worlds of women, helping them to articulate and combat their oppression. The life history. A specific qualitative technique, was very prominent in the social sciences before WWII, had been rediscovered by feminist writers. Seen as a means to give voice to people, vividly to capture institutional and historical forces as they impinge on and are experienced by individuals. Female essence. Provides a counter-balance to misogynist representations. Universal sexual asymmetry. Anthropology has proved to be fertile ground for examining two key questions. Has gender inequality existed in all cultures at all times? Has gender inequality increased or decreased as human societies have moved through history? Anthropology of women versus feminist anthropology. Anthropology of women was the forerunner to feminist anthropology.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}