On Writing Pragmatism and Feminism: Reweaving the Social Fabric (1996) and Its Reception

Seigfried, Charlene Haddock

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“…By attending to power, we also foreground an ethics of care to engage the generative aims of collaborative, interdisciplinary work. Pragmatism is uninterested in individualized solitary science but promotes a community of inquiry bound by ethical deliberation (Seigfried, 1996). Within this community, we believe care is vital to both process and outcome.…”

Section: Theoretical Foundations: Critical Pragmatismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Will You be Our Qualitative Methodologist?” Reflections on Grant Work Responsibilities

Wolgemuth

Jordan

2023

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Government funders increasingly encourage interdisciplinary mixed methods research projects that include qualitative methods. For qualitative methodologists, the opportunity to collaborate on interdisciplinary research teams may come at a cost when their expertise is marginalized relative to quantitative designs. Drawing on concepts from critical pragmatism and an ethics of care, we reflect on ethical tensions in our experiences as qualitative methodologists on government funded interdisciplinary research teams. Driven by an intersubjective and justice-oriented view of knowledge development and care as interdependence, we offer our thoughts, experiences, and guidance under four orienting concepts: collaboration, education, critique, and critical reflexivity. We culminate our reflection by offering a practical and responsible way forward for qualitative methodologists who accept grant work invitations, a way that holds promise for advancing interdisciplinary, critical, and care-based action in funded research.

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Section: Theoretical Foundations: Critical Pragmatismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Will You be Our Qualitative Methodologist?” Reflections on Grant Work Responsibilities

Wolgemuth

Jordan

2023

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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“…For example, citing the work of Deegan (2017) and Seigfried (1996), Berringer (2019) has pointed out the critical role that Jane Addams, along with her contemporaries, including Jessie Taft, Julia Lathrop, Lilian Wald, and Grace Abbott, played in shaping American pragmatist philosophy. She, along with Deegan (2017) and Seigfried (1996), have also emphasized the gendered distinctions that normative readings of the history of pragmatism have reified between philosophers recognized as contributing to the canon of pragmatist philosophy (almost exclusively men), and social work practitioners (primarily women) who are often denied this credit. Finally, Berringer (2019) has noted the racist omission of Black men, including W.E.B.…”

Section: Critical Pragmatism As a Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While some have argued that early social work practitioners such as Jane Addams were prominently influenced by the tradition of pragmatism (Kemp and Brandwein, 2010), others have challenged this normative reading of history by highlighting the bidirectionality of influence in the relationship between pragmatism and the practice of social work (Berringer, 2019;Deegan, 2017;Seigfried, 1996). For example, citing the work of Deegan (2017) and Seigfried (1996), Berringer (2019) has pointed out the critical role that Jane Addams, along with her contemporaries, including Jessie Taft, Julia Lathrop, Lilian Wald, and Grace Abbott, played in shaping American pragmatist philosophy. She, along with Deegan (2017) and Seigfried (1996), have also emphasized the gendered distinctions that normative readings of the history of pragmatism have reified between philosophers recognized as contributing to the canon of pragmatist philosophy (almost exclusively men), and social work practitioners (primarily women) who are often denied this credit.…”

Section: Critical Pragmatism As a Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pragmatist philosophy and social work practice in North America have evolved in tandem. While some have argued that early social work practitioners such as Jane Addams were prominently influenced by the tradition of pragmatism (Kemp and Brandwein, 2010), others have challenged this normative reading of history by highlighting the bidirectionality of influence in the relationship between pragmatism and the practice of social work (Berringer, 2019;Deegan, 2017;Seigfried, 1996). For example, citing the work of Deegan (2017) and Seigfried (1996), Berringer (2019) has pointed out the critical role that Jane Addams, along with her contemporaries, including Jessie Taft, Julia Lathrop, Lilian Wald, and Grace Abbott, played in shaping American pragmatist philosophy.…”

Section: Critical Pragmatism As a Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Enhancing critical social work practice: Using text-based vignettes in qualitative research

Kia

2023

Qualitative Social Work

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There exist ongoing calls among social work scholars and practitioners to cultivate applied knowledge of critical and emancipatory practice. In this paper, I explore the utility of text-based vignettes as instruments that can be used to elicit insight from marginalized service users on critical social work practice. To do this work, I draw on data from interviews with 20 transgender and gender diverse (TGD) social service users, along with 10 social workers, whose responses to a text-based vignette were originally used to build an understanding of the constituents of equitable social work practice with TGD people. Incorporating critical pragmatism as a conceptual framework and constructivist grounded theory as a methodological orientation, I analyze data from this study as an exemplar that substantiates the promise of using text-based vignettes in qualitative social work research to generate knowledge of critical social work practice. Specifically, I demonstrate how text-based vignettes in this study (1) contextualized the meaning, significance, and impact of oppression for service users, (2) built insight on practice that reflects solidarity and allyship, and (3) identified opportunities for social workers’ reflexive use of professional power to effect change. Accounting for the tensions between empiricism and critical praxis in social work, I consider the promise of incorporating text-based vignettes to develop empirical social work literature that is rooted in the voices of marginalized service users.

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“…Naquela época, era praticamente impossível que uma mulher e, ainda por cima, de fora da academia, pudesse ser reconhecida como filósofa ou mesmo socióloga. Apenas nos anos 90, principalmente através de Seigfried (1996) que a mesma passou a ser vista enquanto feminista pragmática, inclusive, sendo considerada por muitos como fundadora do pragmatismo americano e que suas ideias passaram a ser valorizadas.…”

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Feminismo pragmático e democracia de Addams: um olhar sobre cuidado, diversidade e ética social

Mello

2024

CLCS

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Addams observa o mundo social como um organismo, na qual os indivíduos são elementos orgânicos que fazem parte de um todo. O que afeta um, acaba por afetar o todo, assim, há uma inter-relação. Em sua experiência na Hull-House, Addams deixou claro que a dependência entre as classes era recíproca, que assim como as pessoas da vizinhança eram ajudadas, assim também eram os residentes, cada qual com uma condição única para oferecer. Assim, o que importa são as relações para além e no funcionamento das estruturas. A ideia de democracia dela advém de uma visão feminista pragmática, na qual essa seria um processo que deve ser recriado a cada geração de acordo com as novas perplexidades advindas das experiências sociais e que requer diversidade, análises críticas e uma educação para empatia. Portanto, este artigo busca compreender como se dão os processos relacionais em Addams para garantia da democracia, através de suas ideias sobre diversidade, ética social e cuidado.

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On Writing Pragmatism and Feminism: Reweaving the Social Fabric (1996) and Its Reception

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

“Will You be Our Qualitative Methodologist?” Reflections on Grant Work Responsibilities

“Will You be Our Qualitative Methodologist?” Reflections on Grant Work Responsibilities

Enhancing critical social work practice: Using text-based vignettes in qualitative research

Feminismo pragmático e democracia de Addams: um olhar sobre cuidado, diversidade e ética social

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