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Sociology, Theory, and the Feminist Sociological Canon

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  • Shannon N. Davis

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In this article, I revisit the concept of “doing gender†to query whether the framework as directly articulated by West and Zimmerman is meant to be a description of social life (a social theory) or a testable and potentially falsifiable explanation of the empirical world (a sociological theory). I document how much of the research that uses “doing gender†is a misapplication of the concept as a social, rather than sociological, theory. I conclude by making the case for the role of “doing gender†in, rather than as, sociological theory.

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  • Shannon N. Davis, 2017. "Sociology, Theory, and the Feminist Sociological Canon," SAGE Open, , vol. 7(1), pages 21582440176, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:2158244017697157
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244017697157
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