The politics of names: Rethinking the methodological and ethical significance of naming people, organizations, and places

Qualitative Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-421

  Guenther, Katja M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Naming; Pseudonyms; Research ethics; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349300275     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794109337872     Document Type: Article

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