Participant pseudonyms in qualitative family research
A sociological and temporal note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13009346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosalind Edwards (0000-0002-3512-9029, University of Southampton, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 383-397 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Families Relationships and Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-7435 • E-ISSN: 2046-7443 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/204674319x15656015117484 |
| OpenAlex | W2970092933 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article explores the pseudonyms that UK-based family sociologists have used to refer to and discuss participants in writing up their studies from the post-war to the present day. It takes a sociological and temporal perspective on the conventions for naming research participants in qualitative studies of family life. Drawing on major monographs reporting on studies of family lives across the period, I show that, over time, since the 1950s and 1960s, (pseudo)naming practice has reflected a firm trajectory towards an intimate rather than neutral research relationship, with the use of personal names able to convey a sense of closeness to the particular participant by researchers to the readers. I argue that temporal disciplinary investigatory zeitgeists underpin pseudonym conventions, and that personal names have become the normalised, unspoken standard
Aesthetics · Closeness · Epistemology · Participant observation · Period (music · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Pseudonym · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Data Analysis and Archiving · Law · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Rural development and sustainability · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |