Visual research methods: Using cameras to empower socially excluded Black Youth

Sociology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 541-558

  Wright, Cecile Yvonne ^a   Darko, Natalie ^a   Standen, P J ^b   Patel, Tina G ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Black young people; Goffman; Marginalization; Participant photography; Visual sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953855770     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038510362483     Document Type: Article

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