Issues Arising from an Ethnographic Investigation of the Religious Identity Formation of Young People in Mixed-faith Families

This article documents and discusses issues arising from an ethnographic study of the religious identity formation of young people growing up in mixed-faith families. It reports and reflects on challenges to the design of our project, possible explanations for these challenges and the ways in which...

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Auteurs: Nesbitt, Eleanor ca. 20./21. Jh. (Auteur) ; Arweck, Elisabeth 1959- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox [2010]
Dans: Fieldwork in religion
Année: 2010, Volume: 5, Numéro: 1, Pages: 8-31
Sujets non-standardisés:B Ethnography
B empirical research methods and ethics
B religious identity formation
B MIXED-FAITH FAMILIES
B Young People
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Résumé:This article documents and discusses issues arising from an ethnographic study of the religious identity formation of young people growing up in mixed-faith families. It reports and reflects on challenges to the design of our project, possible explanations for these challenges and the ways in which we addressed them. The areas where we encountered difficulties relate, firstly, to the combination of traditional ethnography with cyber-ethnography and, secondly, to sampling, interviewing and participant observation. There are implications for our project and for future empirical studies of families, especially those with particular focus on religion, culture and identity. The intention of this article is thus twofold: to make a contribution to debates regarding methodsand ethical aspects of ethnography and, through the reflections on our research experiences, to inform researchers who may face similar challenges.
ISSN:1743-0623
Contient:Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/firn.v5i1.8