In using biographical approaches to ask questions about the gaps in history and to explore the experience of hidden groups, Martin and Goodman employed both linguistic understanding and knowledge of the material forces in the lives of their subjects.

• 为了探索隐性群体的经历，马丁和古德曼使用了对历史隔阂采用传记性手法的方式进行提问，在其研究主题中借助了语言上的理解和物质力量的支持。