Women talking - Creating knowledge through difference in cross-cultural research

被引:26
作者
Dyck, I [1 ]
Lynam, JM [1 ]
Anderson, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, SCH NURSING, VANCOUVER, BC V5Z 1M9, CANADA
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10.1016/0277-5395(95)00083-6
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This paper discusses the research process of a cross-cultural study investigating the health care experiences of Chinese Canadian and Indo-Canadian women. Employing the notion of reflexivity, the paper discusses the use of an accepted feminist method, the in-depth interview, in a study involving women from racialized groups. The paper discusses the layering of power relations at the different sites of data gathering, and the negotiation of ''difference'' between researchers, research assistants, and study participants throughout the study. The position of research assistants, as mediators of the research process, is given particular attention. In discussing our attempt to put the principles of feminist research into practice in cross-cultural research, we argue that problems encountered in the interview method require critical reflection, not only on the grounds of the practical issues of gaining detailed, narrative accounts of women's lives, but also in relation to the way in which ''others'' are constructed through research practices.
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页码:611 / 626
页数:16
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