Access, ethics and the (re)construction of gender: The case of researcher as suspected 'paedophile'

International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-40

  Scourfield, Jonathan ^a   Coffey, Amanda ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 32944481979     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570500436122     Document Type: Article

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