Virginia Dickson-Swift

Undertaking Sensitive Research in the Health and Social Sciences (eBook, PDF)

Managing Boundaries, Emotions and Risks

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Undertaking qualitative research on sensitive topics often raises a variety of ethical problems. Based on empirical research, this book documents experiences throughout the entire research process: from conceptualization, ethics approval, fieldwork, to analysis and publication. It presents readers with stories from the researcher's perspective and synthesizes these experiences into a conceptual framework that will assist researchers to undertake qualitative research. Each section discusses potential pitfalls, provides quotes and stories and reviews the relevant literature and theory, providing readers with a description of the process of conducting sensitive research from the perspective of those actually doing the research. This is not a methodology textbook, rather, it discusses the issues faced by researchers during the conduct of qualitative research on sensitive topics, such as death and dying, sexuality, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, cancer. It provides practical recommendations for researchers and Research Ethics Committees. It will also be a useful resource for anyone interested in undertaking a research project on sensitive topics and for those teaching qualitative methods across a broad range of disciplines.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511421488
• Artikelnr.: 38183268

Autorenporträt

Virginia Dickson-Swift is a Lecturer in Public Health, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. What is sensitive research?
2. Doing sensitive research - methodological, theoretical, ethical and moral perspectives
3. Conducting sensitive research
4. Boundaries
5. Emotions
6. Risks and ethics
7. Implications and recommendations for researchers
References
Index.