http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/health-clinics Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 00:08:52 -0400 Sat, 09 May 2026 00:08:52 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1447/gendered-literacies-a-qualitative-study-of-literacy-practices-in-an-all-female-obgyn-clinic By Ira Memaj - In this ethnographic case study, field observations were conducted of an all-female obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) clinic located in Livonia, Michigan. While interacting with professionals as a student volunteer at the clinic, I took the role of a hidden participant observer and examined the behaviors of these female doctors and compared my observations to those of expected gendered roles. Writing from a New Literacy Studies (NLS) perspective and drawing from the works of sociologists James Gee and Brian Street, this paper provides possible evidence for social theories of literacy that emphasize... Tue, 31 May 2016 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1447/gendered-literacies-a-qualitative-study-of-literacy-practices-in-an-all-female-obgyn-clinic