White-knuckle research: emotional dynamics in fieldwork with racist activists

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 381-399

  Blee, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Fear; Fieldwork; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037576551     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023328309725     Document Type: Article

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