In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed sociologist Ann Oakley undertook one of the first
serious sociological studies to examine women’s work in the home. She interviewed 40 urban …

… This is the ‘historical’ Ann Oakley – the work most often quoted and used on social science,
… the ‘Ann Oakley: further reading’ section of this book. The central themes of The Ann Oakley …

What are the differences between the sexes? That is the question that Ann Oakley set out to
answer in this pioneering study, now established as a classic in the field. To answer it she …

… Ann Oakley In this chapter, Ann Oakley discusses methodological problems highlighted
by her research on motherhood, and in particular the gap between textbook 'recipes' for …

The feminist philosopher and social scientist shows how" gendering" has affected the social
and natural sciences as she reconciles the long-standing dichotomy between the …

This paper examines the character of the debate about ‘quantitative’ and ‘qualitative’ methods
in feminist social science. The ‘paradigm argument’ has been central to feminist social …

Ann Oakley is a pioneer in the field of sociological research. In this classic re-issue, she
interviewed 60 women to find out what it’s really like to have a baby. Covering pregnancy, birth …

Most randomised controlled trials focus on outcomes, not on the processes involved in
implementing an intervention. Using an example from school based health promotion, this paper …

In this collection of essays, Ann Oakley, one of the most influential social scientists of the last
twenty years, brings together the best of her work on the sociology of women's health. She …

The value of including data from different types of studies in systematic reviews of health
interventions is increasingly recognised. A recent editorial accepted that qualitative research …