Ethics, Ethnocentrism and Social Science Research

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This book addresses the ethical and methodological issues that researchers face while conducting cross-cultural social research. With globalization and advanced means of communication and transportation, many researchers conduct research in cross-cultural, multicultural, and transnational settings. Through a range of case studies, and drawing on a range of disciplinary expertise, this book addresses the ethics, errors, and ethnocentrism of conducting law and crime related research in settings where power differences, as well as stereotypes, may come into play. Including chapters from scholars across cultures and settings – including Greece, Canada, Vienna, South Africa, India, and the United States – this book provides an invaluable survey of the issues attending cross-cultural social justice research today. Engaging issues confronted by all cross-cultural researchers this book will be invaluable to those working across the social sciences as well as professionals in criminal justice and social work. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Editor and contributor List of contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Ethics and generalizability in qualitative research: Collecting data from refugees and forced migrants, a case study  Introduction Literature review The case study: Refugees and forced migrants Notes References Chapter 2 (In)visibility of emotions and ethical concerns in (Indian) prison research Introduction Ethical principles and their application Methodological concerns and limitations as a researcher “Being a woman researcher” in a male-dominated setting The labyrinth of actors in prison research Peculiarities of prison research and the (continuous) need to conduct it Value conflicts, emotions, and the label of “overidentification” Creation of visibility of emotions and ethical concerns Notes References Chapter 3 Social science research in Canada: Ethical and methodological issues Introduction What is social science for? Ethics in research: Contemporary issues Social science research in the neoliberal era Researching the “other” in multicultural Canada First Nations peoples Challenges of research in the digital age Conclusion References Chapter 4 When research violates local Indigenous communities Introduction Indigenous approaches and research methods Academic and research institutions are not addressing local needs and concerns Differences in language and communication styles Orality as a human-centered way of communication Questions of ownership and control of knowledge Ethical and methodological dilemmas Conclusions and recommendations to promote Indigenous approaches and participatory research methods References Chapter 5 Methodological challenges and ethical dilemmas: Research on domestic violence in Greece Introduction Research in Greece: A general framework The Greek criminal justice system Data protection legislation in Greece Committee for Morality and Ethics in Research in Greece Getting access to research in the Greek criminal justice system Domestic violence research in Greece Conclusion Notes References Chapter 6 Co-opting voice and cultivating fantasy: Contextualizing and critiquing the A Gay Girl in Damascus hoax blog Introduction Literature review Methodology Findings A Western fantasy of a lesbian Muslimah activist Co-opting MENA voices/identities Truth, ethics, and the rise of the citizen journalist Discussion Conclusion References Chapter 7 “Hindu nationalism” or “Hinduphobia”?: Ethnocentrism, errors, and bias in media and media studies Introduction “Hindu nationalism” or “Hinduphobia”? The polarized debate Researching media Hinduphobia: Beyond the South Asian and Hindu nationalist frameworks Conclusion Acknowledgments References Chapter 8 Performing intersectional reflexivity: Conducting ethical interviews with Muslim International and Muslim American students in the Trump era Introduction Literature review Racialization of Islam The impact of 9/11 on Muslim women The Black Muslim experience Muslim students on campus in the US Intersectional feminism and a culturally sensitive research approach Overview of the data collection Sample and recruitment strategy for interviews at PWI Interviews Limitations  Researcher reflexivity Emotional impact on the researcher and participants Recommendations for qualitative interviews with marginalized populations Notes References Chapter 9 “An explanation of each ceremony … and on which occasion they are performed”: Red Jacket and the presentation of Native history in early American museums Early American museums Museums and Native material culture Exhibitions of Native people Acknowledgments Notes References Glossary Index