Bringing sex and chronic illness out of the closet : interviewing gay and bisexual men with diabetes / Adam Jowett, Elizabeth Peel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jowett, Adam, author.

Peel, Elizabeth, author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods. Cases.

SAGE Research Methods. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay men--Diseases--Research--Case studies.

Gay men.

Bisexual men--Diseases--Research--Case studies.

Bisexual men.

Diabetes--Case studies.

Diabetes.

Interviewing--Case studies.

Interviewing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.

Summary:

This case study discusses an aspect of the first author's PhD research that examined gay and bisexual men's accounts of sex and diabetes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with non-heterosexual men living with diabetes both online and face-to-face. In this case, we discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of these two types of interviews and shed light on some of the unexpected events that occurred during data collection. We then consider how some of these incidents may relate to the interviewer's "outsider" and "insider" positions within the research and discuss how the researcher's personal similarities and differences with participants may affect research. We then turn to the sensitivities of discussing the issue of sexual difficulties with the participants and the importance of following the participants' concerns within the interview. We end by reflecting on how the research emerged both from the researcher? prior agenda and the participant? concerns. The need for caution and care when representing accounts of illness, particularly those from marginalized groups, is highlighted.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526419163 (ebook) :

9781526419163

OCLC:

984162710