1987
DOI: 10.1007/bf00134520
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Research design in total institutions: problems, pitfalls, and possible solutions

Abstract: Research in total institutions is fraught with problems and pitfalls rarely discussed in methodology and research design textbooks but regularly encountered in the literature. Five of the major relevant problems in research designs for this area are considered, examples of the pitfalls are given, and suggestions for minimizing or overcoming them are offered.

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“…Acknowledging the methodological and analytical strengths of analyzing hostile research encounters is also important in understanding how certain bodies are differentiated socially. Such an approach liberates the richness of the methodological challenges female researchers face and outlines examples of less overt, symbolic forms of violence (Lawthom, 1997;Lundstro ¨m, 1987). Symbolic violence is characterized as power that is "exercised upon a social agent with his or her complicity" (Bourdieu & Wacquant, 1992, p. 167).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Acknowledging the methodological and analytical strengths of analyzing hostile research encounters is also important in understanding how certain bodies are differentiated socially. Such an approach liberates the richness of the methodological challenges female researchers face and outlines examples of less overt, symbolic forms of violence (Lawthom, 1997;Lundstro ¨m, 1987). Symbolic violence is characterized as power that is "exercised upon a social agent with his or her complicity" (Bourdieu & Wacquant, 1992, p. 167).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%