What is the meaning of 'black'? Researching 'black' respondents

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2150436
AutoresUvanney Maylor (0000-0003-1254-7524, Centre for Policy Studies, autor de correspondencia)
Año2009
Volumen32
Número2
Páginas369-387
Fecha de publicación2009-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870802196773
OpenAlexW2081728566
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas33

Black' is a contested term. Its usage has attracted much academic debate. Issues of terminology are important as they produce real consequences for the lives of those using and/or who are subsumed within particular definitions. A study designed to explore the experiences of 'black' staff in further education provides the impetus for examining the impact of using generic terms such as 'black' on the data collection process and its significance for those subsumed under the category. The paper explores the implications of employing collective terminology in arriving at shared meanings and understandings. It highlights the ways in which the funders of the study and a group of prospective research institutions and participants constructed and in some instances resisted the term 'black'. This is also a reflexive account of some of the challenges and ethical conflicts encountered during the research process

Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Political science · Public relations · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Term (time · Terminology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics