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Professional Lives, Personal Struggles

Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness

von: Randall Amster, Martha Trenna Valado, Julie Adkins, Kathleen Arnold, Kurt Borchard, David Cook, Jeff Ferrell, Vincent Lyon-Callo, Jürgen von Mahs, Don Mitchell, Rob Rosenthal, Michael Rowe, Lynn A. Staeheli, J. Talmadge Wright
104,99 €
Verlag:	Lexington Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	06.07.2012
ISBN/EAN:	9780739174296
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	226

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Titelbeschreibung

This edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within it. The authors provide insights into the realities and challenges of social research that will guide students, activists, practitioners, policymakers, and service providers, as well as both novice and seasoned researchers in fields of inquiry ranging from anthropology and sociology to geography and cultural studies. Although many texts have explored the subject of homelessness, few have attempted to encapsulate and examine the complex process of researching the issue as a phenomenon unto itself. Professional Lives, Personal Struggles examines the many challenges of conducting ethical research on homelessness, as well as the potential for positive change and transformation, through the deeply personal accounts of scholars and advocates with extensive experience working in the field.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

This is the first book published that specifically examines questions of ethics and advocacy that arise in conducting research on homelessness, exploring the issues through the deeply personal experiences of some of the field’s leading scholars. By examining the central queries from a broad range of perspectives, the authors presented here draw upon years of rich investigations to generate a framework that will be instructive for researchers across a wide spectrum of areas of inquiry.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Jeff Ferrell Introduction: Rediscovering Homelessness . . . and Ourselves by Randall Amster Part 1: Advocacy and Identity Chapter 1: Social Justice, Ethics, and Advocacy in Street Research: A Personal Accounting by Talmadge Wright Chapter 2: The Advocate Researcher by Rob Rosenthal Chapter 3: Homelessness and Drag by Kathleen Arnold Chapter 4: Writing the Streets: Dilemmas of Depiction by Trenna Valado Part 2: Relationships and Ethics Chapter 5: Planning and Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Homelessness Research by Michael Rowe Chapter 6: ‘Buddy Researcher’? Prospects, Limitations, and Ethical Considerations in Ethnographic Research on Homeless People in Berlin by Jürgen von Mahs Chapter 7: Ethics and Studying Homelessness: Tales from the Field by Kurt Borchard Chapter 8: Weapons of the Weak, by the Weak, and for the Weak: Negotiating Power Between and Among Homeless Persons and Service Providers by Julie Adkins Part 3: Research and Transformation Chapter 9: Do We Really Need More Research on Homelessness? An Autoethnographic Exploration of Ethics, Advocacy, and Exasperation by Vin Lyon-Callo Chapter 10: Homelessness as ‘Internal Displacement’: Scholarship and Activism in Post-Katrina New Orleans by Randall Amster Chapter 11: Do (No) Harm: Homelessness and Personal Transformation by David Cook Chapter 12: On the Politics and Ethics of ‘Using’ ‘the Homeless’ in Social Justice Research by Don Mitchell and Lynn Staeheli Conclusion: Synthesizing the Personal and Professional by Trenna Valado

Autorenportrait

Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D., is professor of Peace Studies and graduate chair of Humanities at Prescott College. Trenna Valado, Ph.D., is an applied anthropologist who currently works with a private company that aims to improve the lives of children and families through interdisciplinary research and evaluation of social service programs.