How to build rapport and set effective boundaries when conducting research with marginalized groups / Iulia Gheorghiu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gheorghiu, Iulia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marginality, Social--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Marginality, Social.

Minorities--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2026.

Summary:

Qualitative researchers are encouraged to establish rapport and build trust with research participants in order to secure meaningful and valuable data. Thick description has acquired aspirational status in qualitative research. And while it enables researchers to provide rich accounts of the social realities studied, it also conceals the challenges involved in establishing relationships and boundaries in research settings, especially when it comes to studying marginalized groups, as well as sensitive topics. This guide draws on insights from research with asylum seekers and migrant sex workers in Hong Kong to reflect on the challenges involved in the research process with marginalized communities. It aims to present some of the potential problems encountered by early career researchers in the field, including power imbalances, finding a balance between establishing effective rapport, and building trust in an effort to secure access, but also setting and following boundaries between researcher and research participants. It includes reflections on straddling the line between defining boundaries and acceptable line-crossing when documenting practices on the limits of or outside legality. Finally, the guide also engages with the ambiguities of exiting the field and the ethical considerations and responsibilities of researchers around staying in touch with research participants and severing contact at the end of a research project.

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ISBN:

9781036250621

OCLC:

1594889620

Publisher Number:

T302554