Researching men

The Politics and Possibilities of a Qualitative Mixed-Methods Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID3977418
AuthorsPaula Meth (0000-0002-2273-5134, University of Sheffield), Katie Mcclymont (0000-0002-5517-3262, University of Sheffield)
Year2009
Volume10
Issue8
Pages909-925
Publication date2009-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649360903305775
OpenAlexW2084508059
LanguageEN
Citations received44
References cited15

Explicit consideration of the nature and workings of different qualitative methods for researching men are relatively uncommon within geography. Building on work which explores ethnographies, ethical concerns and questions about fieldwork, this paper focuses on a qualitative mixed-methods approach and explores the possibilities and politics of this approach in researching men. Drawing on key debates within men's studies regarding the contingency and complexity of men's identities and the marginalization of particular men, the paper illustrates the ways in which a mixed-methods approach furthers our understandings of these ideas. The paper focuses on the various contributions made by a single participant, a man known as Sakhile, from a wider project on men and violence conducted in South Africa, to explore the merits and difficulties of a mixed-methods approach

Contingency · Epistemology · Ethnography · Participant observation · Political science · Politics · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

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