Her Life
Where did Dorothy Smith live?
Canada
Dorothy was considered a pioneer in...
the field of feminist theories and gender studies
What is standpoint theory?
a feminist theoretical perspective that argues that knowledge stems from social position. The perspective denies that traditional science is objective and suggests that research and theory have ignored and marginalized women and feminist ways of thinking.
Where was Dorothy born?
England
What was her job?
Sociologist
name of her 2 sociological theories?
feminist standpoint theory and institutional ethnography
What is institutional ethnology
A research method that looks into everyday experiences, specifically how institutions are able to influence these everyday experiences
Studied neonatal intensive care units, looked at the transitions of a patient throughout care as well as the patient experiences
How did she spread her work and ideas?
by publishing papers
transformed standpoint theory to include...
race, class, and gender
give a real life example that we talked about today of when standpoint theory could be used
analyzing the issue of abortion
Apply institutional ethnology to your own life
mentioned school, religion, family, hospitals and how that changed their experience/behavior