scholarly journals Narrative Approaches as a Supplementary Source of Knowledge on Marginalized Groups

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-136
Author(s):  
Reidun Follesø ◽  
Jorid Krane Hanssen
Keyword(s):  
Oral Narrative ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
Lesbian Parents ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Youth In Care ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Parents ◽  
Methodological Approaches

This article reflects upon two different research projects that involve narratives from youth in care and youth growing up in families with gay and lesbian parents. We argue that these narrative approaches may offer a supplementary source of knowledge on marginalized groups that often seem hard to reach. The first method involves the participant and researcher collaborating to convert an oral narrative into a written one. In the second, the participants write an autobiographical narrative by themselves, covering themes specified by a researcher. The article is structured so that we first look at the processes of co-creating narratives and collecting autobiographical testimonies. We then introduce the two different methodological approaches by referring to empirical examples. Finally we reflect on the methodological and ethical challenges that occurred during this research.

scholarly journals Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships

2010 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey M. Provenzano ◽  
Michele Barry ◽  
Asghar Rastegar ◽  
Kaveh Khoshnood ◽  
Mei Elansary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Global Health Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Short Term

Conducting Research in Difficult, Dangerous, and/or Vulnerable Contexts: Messy Narratives From the Field

2021 ◽  
pp. 089331892110587
Author(s):  
Brittany L. Peterson ◽  
Oana B. Albu ◽  
Kirsten Foot ◽  
Darvelle Hutchins ◽  
Jack Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Conducting Research

Organizational communication scholars have historically conducted research in large for-profit businesses, governmental agencies, and a few high-profile nonprofits/NGOs—all of which are relatively easy to access and presumably “safe” to study. It is largely unsurprising, then, that limited scholarship addresses the challenges associated with conducting research in less standard contexts that are often perceived to be difficult, dangerous, and/or vulnerable (DDV). In this forum, we offer lived stories—unfiltered messy narratives—to demystify three core ethical challenges inherent in conducting research of this nature and share how we (imperfectly) navigated them. In addition, we offer practical strategies for conducting research in DDV contexts. Taken together, our overall collective aim is to successfully prepare future scholars to conduct research projects in DDV contexts.

scholarly journals Gay and Lesbian Parents: No Longer a Paradox

2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Dew ◽  
Jane E. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Lesbian Parents ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Parents

Gay and Lesbian Parents

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S. Lassiter ◽  
Daniel Gutierrez ◽  
Brian J. Dew ◽  
Lyndon P. Abrams
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Internalized Homophobia ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Lesbian Parents ◽  
Gay Male ◽  
Sexual Orientation Identity ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Parents

Wellness, outness, and sexual orientation identity were examined across multiple demographic categories in a large sample of gay and lesbian parents. No significant differences were found in terms of wellness. However, gay male parents reported higher need for protection, acceptance, internalized homophobia, and more difficult process of identity formation. Older parents reported a more difficult coming out process. Parents of color were less out to their faith communities, had higher identity confusion, but lower need for privacy.

Criminal networks, unfortunate circumstances, or migratory projects? Researching sex trafficking from Eastern Europe

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darja Davydova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
European Identity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Eastern Border ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Eastern Europe constitutes a peripheral space of the European Union, in which political and symbolic belonging of the nations is constantly questioned. As the migration of Eastern Europeans challenges and redefines geographical and symbolic borders, sex trafficking emerges as a politicized issue related to the construction of the European identity and the surveillance of the borders. The research on sex trafficking is frequently employed by policy-makers in order to justify the increasing control of migration over the Eastern border. In this article, I explore the diversity of methodological approaches in recent research on migration for sex work from Eastern Europe and discuss its implications for maintaining physical and symbolic Eastern border of the European Union. I distinguish between different perspectives undertaken by researchers and demonstrate the relation between conceptualization of the problem of sex trafficking, methodological approaches, and the way Eastern Europe is described in research projects.

scholarly journals The Custody Crucible: The Development of Scientific Authority About Gay and Lesbian Parents

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Amélie George
Keyword(s):  
Expert Witness ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Witness Testimony ◽  
Expert Witness Testimony ◽  
Scientific Authority ◽  
Lesbian Parents ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Parents ◽  
John Money

In 1974, gay father Bruce Voeller sought visitation with his three children after divorcing his wife. The New Jersey family court held a six day trial that centered on expert witness testimony as to whether Voeller's homosexuality would be detrimental to his children. Drs. Richard Green and John Money testified on Voeller's behalf, whereas Voeller's ex-wife called Dr. Richard Gardner, who concluded that “‘the total environment to which the father exposed the children could impede healthy sexual development in the future.’” In his opinion, which imposed strict limitations on visitation, the judge focused on the opposition within the American Psychiatric Association (APA) over the decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness, reasoning that psychiatrists' inability to agree on how to define or classify homosexuality indicated that it was impossible to know what effect Voeller's homosexuality would have on his children. The court consequently concluded that the medical controversy, combined with “the immutable effects which are engendered by the parent-child relationship, demands that the court be most hesitant in allowing any unnecessary exposure of a child to an environment which may be deleterious.” The court imposed visitation restrictions to prevent the children from being in “any homosexual related activities,” which included prohibiting Voeller from ever introducing his partner to the children.

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