Rory Sommers
Biographic Data
| ID | 6254259 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rory Sommers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rory |
| FAMILY NAME | Sommers |
| SIGNATURE | SOMMERS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sheridan College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4635-220X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in the Field
The impossibility of knowing in advance what might be ethically contentious in ethnographic research is exemplified by the dilemmas faced by having a multitude of inside and outside positionalities that are often fluid and evolve throughout a study. Based on active interviews and fieldwork in two studies of police and bylaw officers and municipal officials, this article reflects on unanticipated ethical challenges arising throughout the research …
Active Interview Tactics Revisited
William (Billy) Shaffir taught about what it means to be a true empiricist, a sociologist committed to naturalistic observation as the most incisive method in our scientific toolbox. His inspiration still resonates, two decades later, in the work of new emerging scholars with the same commitment to ethnography—or what Billy more modestly and wisely calls “hanging around.” This paper is a tribute to his legacy that highlights the contributions of…
Active Interview Tactics Revisited
William (Billy) Shaffir taught about what it means to be a true empiricist, a sociologist committed to naturalistic observation as the most incisive method in our scientific toolbox. His inspiration still resonates, two decades later, in the work of new emerging scholars with the same commitment to ethnography—or what Billy more modestly and wisely calls “hanging around.” This paper is a tribute to his legacy that highlights the contributions of…
Active Interview Tactics Revisited
William (Billy) Shaffir taught about what it means to be a true empiricist, a sociologist committed to naturalistic observation as the most incisive method in our scientific toolbox. His inspiration still resonates, two decades later, in the work of new emerging scholars with the same commitment to ethnography—or what Billy more modestly and wisely calls “hanging around.” This paper is a tribute to his legacy that highlights the contributions of…
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in the Field
The impossibility of knowing in advance what might be ethically contentious in ethnographic research is exemplified by the dilemmas faced by having a multitude of inside and outside positionalities that are often fluid and evolve throughout a study. Based on active interviews and fieldwork in two studies of police and bylaw officers and municipal officials, this article reflects on unanticipated ethical challenges arising throughout the research …
Ethnography (2 works) · Insider (2 works) · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Data Analysis and Archiving (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Ethical issues (1 work) · Ethics in Clinical Research (1 work) · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (1 work)