Research in culturally dreaded places : navigating trust, tone, and intergenerational tensions in elder care research / Karla A. Erickson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Erickson, Karla A., 1973- author.

Series:

• SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
• SAGE Research Methods. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Older people--Care--Research.
• Ethnology--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018.

Summary:

Based on a study of elders and their caregivers in long-term care, Erickson invites students to consider the ethical challenges of ethnographic research. She provides examples of unexpected interactions and circumstances when researchers are embedded in a research site. Using the example of gratitude in the research process, Erickson raises ethical questions about research conduct in all its complexity in dreaded cultural sites like nursing homes.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on XML content.

ISBN:

1-5264-2969-1

OCLC:

1023834178