Handbook of Sensitive Research in the Social Sciences

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Conducting sensitive research in the social sciences requires meticulous attention to ethical considerations, methodological rigour, and emotional intelligence. In this comprehensive Handbook, Pranee Liamputtong brings together a diverse array of expert contributing authors to reflect on best practice and to discuss the growing attention to this type of research in the social sciences. Chapters cover the conceptual dimensions of conducting sensitive research and present ethical considerations and various qualitative, as well as more creative methodologies, pertinent to this type of study. Leading authors provide firsthand accounts and experiences of conducting sensitive research with vulnerable, marginalised, or hard-to-reach individuals or groups, such as LGBTQ+ and older populations, outlining personal narratives that provide illuminating insights. This Handbook demonstrates that conducting sensitive research is crucial for deepening our comprehension of intricate human experiences and the elements that shape them, especially in domains frequently obscured by silence or stigma. The Handbook of Sensitive Research in the Social Sciences is an essential read for researchers across the social sciences whose work incorporates emotive topics, providing readers with the most suitable and considered methodologies to employ when working with vulnerable people. Cover Copyright Contents About the editor Contributors Preface 1: Doing sensitive research in the social sciences: setting the scene 2: The locus of sensitive research 3: The emotional labour of conducting sensitive research: the researchers’ perspective 4: The art of ‘sensitive’ supervision: supporting, sharing and strengthening 5: ‘Majority doesn’t exist’: a critical perspective on research with LGBTQ+ people 6: Exploring death, dying, and bereavement: characteristics and challenges of a sensitive field of research 7: Social street work: intervention method as a research method in sensitive research? 8: Your voice matters!—(unintended) exclusion practices in sensitive research and older people 9: Drawing as an arts-based method for researching sensitive topics 10: Navigating sensitivity in urban research: methodological reflections from using photovoice with street traders 11: Researcher-made drawings and researching sensitive topics 12: Music elicitation and the art of listening 13: The use of instant messaging in sensitive research 14: Using visual research methods for research with chronically ill children 15: Ethical guidelines for doing research with children in sensitive subject areas 16: Ethical issues in participatory research with grieving children 17: Ethical guidelines for interview research with parents of underage children in the context of migration 18: Sensitively researching vulnerable populations—reflections from the field... 19: Researcher vulnerability: doing qualitative research in sensitive fields as mental health professionals 20: ‘Nothing about us without us’: researching sexual and reproductive health with priority populations 21: Against and with the silence: language, relations and methods in qualitative research on pregnancy loss and perinatal bereavement 22: Researching with individuals/couples undergoing IVF treatments: ethical, practical and methodological insights from within the field 23: From field to self: (in)sensitivities encountered in researching sexual harassment in Sri Lankan workplaces 24: Researching rape that is not recognised: an auto/biographical understanding of woman-to-woman rape and sexual assault 25: Adventures in sex work: a pracademic's perspective in Switzerland 26: Conducting research with adolescents experiencing marginalisation and vulnerability 27: Researching young people's experiences with alcohol, drinking and drunkenness 28: Researching hate crime with LGBTQ+ individuals 29: Que(e)ry-ing the nexus of vulnerabilities: the sensitive nature of research into LGBTQ+ and CALD survivor experiences of intimate partner violence 30: Researching sensitive issues with men: some reflections 31: The challenges of engaging in meaningful research on gender, domestic and sexual violence, and filicide 32: Reflections on researching interpersonal violence against older adults: obstacles and opportunities 33: Challenges for meaningful participation in prisoner or corrective services research 34: ‘Someone would have to die for me to give up’: the experience of researching suicide 35: End-of-life care and the human researcher: the emotional impact of sensitive research on researchers Index