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- Jacobsson, Katarina, et al.
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Introduktion i boken "Från klarhet till klarhet. Lysande texter för sociologisk forskning"
- 2013
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Ingår i: Från klarhet till klarhet. Lysande texter för sociologisk forskning. ; , s. 7-28
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Samhällsvetenskaplig forskning äger vanligen rum ytterst stillsamt, bland högar av papper och böcker, vid datorskärmar och på seminarier. Men ibland händer det något. En dag kan man få tag i en text som hjälper en att skärpa blicken, få ordning på intrycken och energi nog att börja argumentera. Materialet faller på plats och forskningen går faktiskt framåt. Det handlar om teoretiska händelser – ett slags radikala betraktelseomkastningar – som kan lotsa den forskare som dag efter dag, vecka efter vecka, månad efter månad bemödar sig med att få grepp om sin empiri. Denna bok har samlat elva sådana händelser, det vill säga artiklar och bokkapitel från internationellt namnkunniga samhällsvetenskapliga forskare, som var och en erbjuder inspiration och nytänkande. Samtliga texter är översatta till svenska. Genom att grunna över det egna materialet i relation till dessa texter kan läsaren på ett lättare och friare sätt våga teoretisera sitt material – och därmed ta språnget till ny kunskap. Boken har sin upprinnelse i en hyllning till lundaprofessorn och sociologen Malin Åkerströms forskargärning och därför sammanfaller de utvalda texterna med teman i hennes verk: social kontroll, kulturanalys, sociologisk kriminologi och kvalitativ metodologi. Den riktar sig till forskare, lärare och doktorander i samhällsvetenskapliga ämnen samt uppsatsskrivande studenter men också till andra vetgiriga medborgare som inför ett socialt fenomen ställer sig frågan ”hur ska man tolka det här?”
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- Heintz, Maria, et al.
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Fieldwork with children in school:Positioning oneself as an out-of-theordinary- adult
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on methods. : A variety of methodological concerns - A variety of methodological concerns. - 9172673400 ; , s. 81-94
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Researchers have emphasized the child’s perspective within social science since the 1990’s which has resulted in a shift in the view of children within research towards the recognition that children are active, creative social agents in their own right. The main aim of this paper was to present methodological and ethical aspects regarding research with children on the basis of two propositions, the first being that research with children should emanate from the child’s perspective, and that the methods should be modified accordingly. The second proposition stresses the importance of continuously reflecting upon the ethical issues inherent in research with children. In relation to my propositions I discuss the implications of these ideas both on the role of the researcher and also from an ethical standpoint. The researcher’s role as an adult doing research with children is complex and I argue for a sensitive and reflective approach both with regard to the choice of method and when it comes to ethical considerations. I also stress the importance of acknowledging that the children are the experts in their own field. A main conclusion is to use an out-of-the-ordinary-adult approach in order to reduce power structures embedded in the relationship between adults and children. This implies thatthe researcher positions himself/herself as an uninformed adult or as someone who is unaware of the actual meaning and essence of being a child today and actually openly shares this unawareness with the children.
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- Holgersen, Ståle, et al.
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Urban development in Malmö city through discourses on change
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on Methods: a variety of methodological concerns. - 9172673400 ; , s. 139-152
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- This chapter uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to conceptualise changes that have occurred in the urban development in the Swedish city of Malmö. The concepts of CDA and its philosophical foundations in Critical Realism are discussed, and linked with the methodology of dialectics. The two texts Västra Hamnen – City of Tomorrow (the Western Harbour – City of Tomorrow) and Områdesfakta för Malmö (Area facts, Malmö) are subject for analysis, and are discussed in relation to each other and also to extra-discursive underlying structures. Through the analysis, the notions of class and change are given priority. Indeed, CDA allows conceptualising class relations in Malmö grasping simultaneously change and non-change, ´fluidity´ and ´permanence´.
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- Lindsjö, Karin, et al.
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Research in a development setting: Ethical concerns during fieldwork in Tanzania
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on methods. A variety of methodological concerns. - 9172673400 ; , s. 95-106
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter discusses ethical concerns when conducting fieldwork on a sensitive topic in a development setting. Research on AIDS has been conducted in various settings and within various fields of science since its outbreak and has raised ethical dilemmas for the researchers. In this chapter the issues of fieldwork, vulnerable groups, power relations and sensitive research are discussed. The practice of using informed consent and securing anonymity for the participants is considered necessary within all qualitative research in the social sciences and therefore more of a practical part of the fieldwork. It is concluded that all research ought to have a high ethical standard no matter what the geographical location is, but perhaps this results in a greater responsibility for the researcher conducting research in a foreign setting in which he/she needs to be sensitive to the local context and be aware of the purposes and possible consequences of the study. A high level of awareness of one’s own interests in the field and of the potential outcomes for the participants could make a difference in avoiding doing harm to the researched. However, it is nonetheless questionable whether we as researchers can guarantee that the research will actually ‘do good’ to the respondents.
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- Magnusson, Susanna, et al.
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The studying of cultures -- measuring or immersing?
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on methods. A variety of methodological concerns.. - 9172673400 ; , s. 109-122
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this chapter is to discuss two different approaches to the studying of cultures – the etic and the emic approaches. The two different approaches reflect not only different views on how cultures ought to be studied, but also to some extent different views on the nature of cultures. The etic approach suggests that it is possible to study cultures from “the outside” and that it is feasible to compare different cultures along standardized, universal and objective dimensions. This perspective unfolds most clearly when using a quantitative methodological approach, such as in the works of the Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede. Hofstede is one of the most influential researchers on cultures within certain academic areas, such as managerial cross-cultural studies. The emic approach, on the other hand, claims that each culture is unique, and should not be compared to other cultures. According to this approach, cultures can only be properly understood “from within” and to increase the understanding of a certain culture, qualitative methods such as “thick description” as proposed by the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz, are appropriate. In the chapter, I give an account of theoretical and methodological perspectives implied by the two different approaches and point out strengths and weaknesses. I finally argue that both approaches are justified in cultural research and also that they are possible to combine. However, as a researcher, it is necessary to thoroughly reflect on the basic theoretical and methodological assumptions embedded in the different views on culture.
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Pondering on methods. A variety of methodological concerns
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this book, ten doctoral students share and discuss a number of metho- dological concerns they have faced in the process of doing research. In the first part, “Capturing the field,” the contributors grapple over issues regarding how to define and demarcate the field of research, for instance in studies on immigrant organizations, red light districts on the Internet, and telephone interviewing. In the second part, “Relations in the field,” the authors deal with methodological concerns regarding the relation- ship between the researcher and the researched, adressing for example research on disabled people, children, and people with HIV and AIDS. The third and final part, “Theory as methodology” contains contributions that emphasize methodological implications resulting from theoretical choices, such as the concepts of culture and discourse. This book is the outcome of the course Qualitative Methods offered as an interdisciplinary course within the PhD programme in the social sciences. The contributors come from various disciplines, including Health and So- ciety, Human Geography, Communication and Media, Political Science, Social Work, and Sociology.
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