Undertaking sensitive research in the health and social sciences: managing boundaries, emotions and risks
"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 rea...
| Résumé: | "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."--Jacket What is sensitive research -- Doing sensitive research : methodological, theoretical, ethical and moral perspectives -- Conducting a sensitive research project -- Managing boundaries in sensitive research -- Emotions and sensitive research -- Managing risks and ethics in research -- Implications and recommendations for researchers. |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-147) and index |
| ISBN: | 0511424337 |