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ON CONGENIAL TRUTHS: A PERSPECTIVE ON WOMEN'S STUDIES*
Author(s) -
MACKIE MARLENE
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
canadian review of sociology/revue canadienne de sociologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1755-618X
pISSN - 1755-6171
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1977.tb00335.x
Subject(s) - ideology , temptation , mistake , sociology , neutrality , perspective (graphical) , humanities , feminism , value (mathematics) , gender studies , ethnology , epistemology , philosophy , social psychology , psychology , political science , art , law , politics , visual arts , machine learning , computer science
L'article critique la recherche de la femme au niveau de la sociologie de la connaissance. L'auteur soutient que, par suite de l'engagement au mouvement feministe et à la recherche scientifique, on risque de prendre l'idéologie pour « la réalité» sociale. Cependant, la neutralité n'est ni possible ni désirable; donc, on recommande « la triangulation » idéologique, ou bien une pluralité des perspectives. This paper is a critique of research in women's studies from the perspective of the sociology of knowledge. It argues that as a result of dual commitment to feminist social movement sympathies and research activities, the temptation is there to mistake our ideological preferences and pronouncements for social ‘reality.’ However, value neutrality on the part of individuals is neither possible nor desirable. Instead, ‘triangulation’ of ideologies, or conflict of perspectives, is advocated.