Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations

Gökben Demirbaş

doi:10.46655/federgi.842950

Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations

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Geographical research methods have been increasingly used in social sciences due to the interest in how social behaviour and space are mutually constructed. However, there is still a limited number of studies dealing with the application of such methods, the variety of produced data, and field experiences. In this paper, I reflect on fieldwork experiences of my doctoral research, which investigated how gender and class dynamics shape women’s experiences of leisure at the neighbourhood level. During the eight-month fieldwork between 2014-2015, I used the methods of the walk and talk interviews, focus groups with mapping exercises and participant observation in leisure spaces of two differently-classed neighbourhoods in Bursa, Turkey. These methods provide participants with new possibilities of expression, beyond verbal communication capacities, allowing researchers to think about questions that may not necessarily arise in traditional sit-in interviews. Therefore, this article concludes by suggesting that geographical methods can mirror the multilayered and complex nature of gendered social relations

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

Türkçe

Konular

Kadın Araştırmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Gökben Demirbaş ^* Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-0633-4672
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

20 Aralık 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Kasım 2019

Kabul Tarihi

17 Eylül 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.46655/federgi.842950

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA76KD99DA

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Demirbaş, G. (2020). Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations. Fe Dergi, 12(2), 88-102. https://doi.org/10.46655/federgi.842950

AMA

1.Demirbaş G. Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations. Fe Dergi. 2020;12(2):88-102. doi:10.46655/federgi.842950

Chicago

Demirbaş, Gökben. 2020. “Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations”. Fe Dergi 12 (2): 88-102. https://doi.org/10.46655/federgi.842950.

EndNote

Demirbaş G (01 Aralık 2020) Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations. Fe Dergi 12 2 88–102.

IEEE

[1]G. Demirbaş, “Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations”, Fe Dergi, c. 12, sy 2, ss. 88–102, Ara. 2020, doi: 10.46655/federgi.842950.

ISNAD

Demirbaş, Gökben. “Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations”. Fe Dergi 12/2 (01 Aralık 2020): 88-102. https://doi.org/10.46655/federgi.842950.

JAMA

1.Demirbaş G. Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations. Fe Dergi. 2020;12:88–102.

MLA

Demirbaş, Gökben. “Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations”. Fe Dergi, c. 12, sy 2, Aralık 2020, ss. 88-102, doi:10.46655/federgi.842950.

Vancouver

1.Gökben Demirbaş. Contribution of Geographical Research Methods to the Study of Gender Relations. Fe Dergi. 01 Aralık 2020;12(2):88-102. doi:10.46655/federgi.842950