Professional Lives, Personal Struggles
Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness
Professional Lives, Personal Struggles
Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness
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Professional Lives, Personal Struggles provides a nuanced examination of the ethical issues faced by ethnographic researchers who work with or on behalf of people who are dispossessed. Even experienced researchers are likely to find the analyses consistently thought-provoking and at times original. Novice researchers might particularly benefit from insightful discussion of the ways in which others have come to grips with the quandaries they are sure to face.
Professional Lives, Personal Struggles provides a nuanced examination of the ethical issues faced by ethnographic researchers who work with or on behalf of people who are dispossessed. Even experienced researchers are likely to find the analyses consistently thought-provoking and at times original. Novice researchers might particularly benefit from insightful discussion of the ways in which others have come to grips with the quandaries they are sure to face.
In a world of mindless tweets, Facebook 'over-sharing' and Kim Kardashian, it is heartening to know that sociologists still care about something that matters: the homeless, the wretched of our American earth. Let us praise the authors of this volume for keeping their story alive.
This timely and important book looks at homelessness from the relatively neglected perspective of research ethics. Building on academic and experiential knowledge from an impressive array of scholars in the field, the book makes a strong case that ethical concerns are an emergent and persistent part of researching any marginal population, and the homeless in particular.
Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D., is professor of Peace Studies and graduate chair of Humanities at Prescott College. Trenna Valado, Ph.D., is an applied anthropologist who currently works with a private company that aims to improve the lives of children and families through interdisciplinary research and evaluation of social service programs.
Professional Lives, Personal Struggles provides a nuanced examination of the ethical issues faced by ethnographic researchers who work with or on behalf of people who are dispossessed. Even experienced researchers are likely to find the analyses consistently thought-provoking and at times original. Novice researchers might particularly benefit from insightful discussion of the ways in which others have come to grips with the quandaries they are sure to face.
In a world of mindless tweets, Facebook 'over-sharing' and Kim Kardashian, it is heartening to know that sociologists still care about something that matters: the homeless, the wretched of our American earth. Let us praise the authors of this volume for keeping their story alive.
This timely and important book looks at homelessness from the relatively neglected perspective of research ethics. Building on academic and experiential knowledge from an impressive array of scholars in the field, the book makes a strong case that ethical concerns are an emergent and persistent part of researching any marginal population, and the homeless in particular.
Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D., is professor of Peace Studies and graduate chair of Humanities at Prescott College. Trenna Valado, Ph.D., is an applied anthropologist who currently works with a private company that aims to improve the lives of children and families through interdisciplinary research and evaluation of social service programs.