Chinese women and feminist theory: how not to do cross-cultural studies. From: East-West Connections | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Lu, Xiufen | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Asian Studies Development Program's Association of Regional Centers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Much of what passes for scholarship in cross-cultural studies is based on bias, ignorance, and unfounded assumptions, and much feminist research has succeeded in uncovering and exposing subjective factors coloring traditional male research. An interesting dilemma is: why are we so poor at realizing when our own research is not conducted with the same careful objectivity we demand in others? Far too often our own biases, prejudices, and unfounded assumptions lead us to accept conclu...