"You know what I mean:" the ethical and methodological dilemmas and challenges for black researchers interviewing black families
Abstract
In this article the author provides a reflexive account of my research experiences with families of African descent. She examines the ways in which, as a researcher of African descent, she became part of the research process. Using data from an ethnographic study that explored the healthy lifestyle experiences and attitudes of families and adolescents of African descent in the northwest of England, she presents a detailed discussion of the identity alteration, researcher–researched relationships, and insider–outsider tensions and dilemmas that arose while she collected data. The author argues that researchers working with participants with whom they share similar ethnicity and historical experiences are likely to find that their professional self and personal life experiences overlap, and there can be difficulties in keeping them separate.Citation
Ochieng, B.M.N. (2010) 'You Know What I Mean:' The ethical and methodological dilemmas and challenges for black researchers interviewing black families', Qualitative Health Research, 20(12),pp.1725-1735.Publisher
Sage JournalsJournal
Qualitative Health ResearchAdditional Links
http://qhr.sagepub.com/cgi/doi/10.1177/1049732310381085Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1049-73231552-7557
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1049732310381085