Ethics of ethnography with families: A geographical perspective

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2175-2194

  Hall, Sarah Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distance; Ethics; Ethnography; Ethnography on your doorstep; Family; Intimacy

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FAMILY STRUCTURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84907291872     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a130077p     Document Type: Article

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