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    Learning from the research process: discussing sensitive topics as a cultural outsider

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    Authors
    Manders, Gary
    Galvani, Sarah
    Issue Date
    2014-11-19
    Subjects
    Punjabi
    Sikh
    alcohol
    cultural competence
    engagement
    service provision
    substance use
    outsider
    L310 Applied Sociology
    Community Alcohol Support Package
    
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    This paper explores the sensitivities and cultural complexities of engaging in research about substance use with a Sikh Punjabi community in England, from the perspective of cultural outsiders. The objective of the research was to explore the feasibility of developing a Community Alcohol Support Package (CASP) within the community, where existing alcohol service provision was felt to be limited, using ethnographic research methods. Tensions between a strict religious prohibition against drinking and a cultural acceptance of a heavy drinking culture created the conditions for the research and its particular challenges. This paper reports on the process of conducting the research and the transferable lessons for social work teaching and practice. Two key methodological challenges are highlighted together with reflections on how they were addressed: first, the problem of engagement and negotiating access to the community in focus; second, the challenge for outsiders of tuning into the socio-political context of the community and the power dynamics within it. Overcoming these challenges required high levels of sensitivity to the concerns of the community, while maintaining research integrity, and demonstrable openness and honesty in the course of developing research relationships. The lessons for social work education and practice are discussed.
    Citation
    Manders, G., & Galvani, S. (2014) 'Learning from the Research Process: Discussing Sensitive Topics as a Cultural Outsider' Social Work Education 34 (2):199
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
    Journal
    Social Work Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600886
    DOI
    10.1080/02615479.2014.977630
    Additional Links
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2014.977630
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0261-5479
    1470-1227
    Sponsors
    Aquarius Action Projects for funding the research
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/02615479.2014.977630
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