Lessons from photoelicitation: Encouraging working men to speak

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-33

  Davison, Jane ^a   McLean, Christine ^a   Warren, Samantha ^a   Slutskaya, Natasha ^a   Simpson, Alexander ^a   Hughes, Jason ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dirty work; Interviews; Masculinity; Photoelicitation; Photographs; Photovoice; Research methods; Social class; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993084403     PISSN: 17465648     EISSN: 17465656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465641211223447     Document Type: Article

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