When Values Get in the Way of Conversations
Reflections on Dealing With Discriminatory Remarks and Behaviors in Qualitative Interviewing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2410962 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Kulnik (0000-0001-5419-6713), Jennifer Egbunike (0000-0003-1468-0847), Judith Francois |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1609406920965409 |
| OpenAlex | W3092968875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
As healthcare researchers conducting qualitative interviews, we might encounter participants who make remarks or display behaviors which go against principles of valuing diversity, equality and human rights; in other words, remarks and behaviors which could indicate racist, homophobic, xenophobic, islamophobic, sexist, misogynist, classist, etc. views and attitudes. In this article, we offer our reflections on how as researchers we might deal with such situations. We draw on methodological literature and on our own experiences as researchers, educators and practitioners in healthcare, to provide a critical discussion around researcher awareness and anticipation of emotional triggers, management and leadership of research, and understanding of ethics and legal frameworks of equality. We summarize and signpost toward methodological views under which such instances might be considered, including interpretivist and constructivist interpretations, and the concepts of positionality and adversarial discourse. Lastly, we offer practical suggestions for dealing with such occurrences in the context of qualitative research studies in healthcare, and for using researcher reflexivity as a strategy to surface and work through these situations. We hope that this article will provide accessible theoretical and practical guidance, for example to healthcare professionals who embark on their first qualitative interview study as part of a postgraduate course. Equally, we hope that this article will be of interest to more experienced researchers and invite further critical examination of the issues we highlight
Adversarial system · Context (archaeology · Diversity (politics · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Health care · Interview · Political science · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Science and Policy Research
The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Cultural Intelligence
Cultural Intelligence
Racism and health service utilisation
Interviewing for Social Scientists
Confronting the Ethics of Qualitative Research
Doing Interviews
Risk to Researchers in Qualitative Research on Sensitive Topics
Reflection/Commentary on a Past Article
Critical Race Theory, Race Equity, and Public Health
The View From the Inside
The Impact of Sensitive Research on the Researcher
Social Identity Map
Local Positionality in the Production of Knowledge in Northern Uganda
Embracing the Spiral
Explicating Positionality
Studying 'Mixed Race
The Space Between
Dominance Through Interviews and Dialogues
Ethics, Reflexivity, and "Ethically Important Moments" in Research
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |