When interviewing "family": Maximizing the insider advantage in the qualitative study of lesbians and gay men

Research Methods with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 15-30

  LaSala, Michael C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emic and etic; Gay men and lesbians; Inside research; Qualitative research; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905785198     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203057155     Document Type: Chapter

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