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The How To of Qualitative Research
Second Edition
Janice D. Aurini, Melanie Heath, and Stephanie Howells
Publisher: Sage Publishing (2022)
This book will support you through each milestone of your research project with step-by-step instructions to doing qualitative research.
Whatever type of data or data collection method you use, it will help you to navigate the nuts and bolts of qualitative research, from forming your research question to effectively writing up.
Your roadmap and toolbox all in one, it helps you choose the best research tools for your project while managing any challenges you might encounter along the way. It includes:
· Guidance on putting different research designs into practice, including using technology for interviews, data management, and unobtrusive research
· Practical mapping tools, including checklists and quick tips
· Online case studies and further reading to deepen your knowledge and expand your bibliography
· Advice from experts on how to design and implement excellent qualitative research, including considerations of ethical issues.
This book is the perfect companion for social sciences students carrying out their first qualitative research project.
Studying the “Right” Can Feel Wrong:
Reflections on Researching Anti-LGBT Movements
Tina Fetner and Melanie Heath
Book Chapter Contribution in Other, Please Specify: Queer Methods in Sociology (2018)
(Book Editors: D’Lane Compton, Tey Meadow, and Kristen Schilt)
In “Studying the ‘Right’ Can Feel Wrong: Reflections on Researching Anti-LGBT Movements,” Tina Fetner and Melanie Heath discuss the specific challenges and emotional costs that can arise for queer and queer-supportive scholars who do research with groups that embrace a politics of disgust against LGBTQ+ people. Scholars have studied how conservative Christians who believe homosexuality to be a sin can be fundamentally intolerant and narrow-minded. These actors have mobilized resources and organized a massive social movement in opposition to lesbian and gay rights and in support of the social exclusion of trans people. This chapter is organized to follow particular concerns that the authors faced during the important steps of entering the field, collecting data, and analyzing findings. They reflect on the value of studying right-wing activism, and how to manage such research projects.
Keywords: right-wing politics, same-sex sexuality, qualitative methods