A price worth paying? Considering the 'cost' of reflexive research methods and the influence of feminist ways of 'doing'

Sociology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 919-933

  Sampson, Helen ^a   Bloor, Michael ^a,c   Fincham, Ben ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional labour; Feminist methods; Qualitative research; Research relationships; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649166859     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038508094570     Document Type: Review

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