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Research in Black and White

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ID5454628
AuthorsJoy Adamson (0000-0002-9860-0850, University of Bristol), Jenny L Donovan (Department of Health Special Research Fellow in Health of the Public at the University of Bristol, UK), Jenny Donovan (0000-0002-6488-5472, University of Bristol)
Year2002
Volume12
Issue6
Pages816-825
Publication date2002-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10432302012006008
PMID12109726
OpenAlexW2131199393
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited23

The authors consider the methodological, interpretative, and practical issues that arise when there is a difference in ethnicity between researcher and informant in qualitative research by drawing on the academic literature and their fieldwork experiences as White researchers undertaking studies with individuals of African/Caribbean and South Asian descent. Some contemporary issues raised by 'researching the other' in the context of pragmatic health services research are highlighted, including access to same-ethnicity researchers, the involvement of interpreters, and the potential for ethnocentric interpretation. The authors believe that qualitative research should be judged by the plausibility of the findings and by a critical evaluation of the way in which the research was conducted and the reflexivity of the researcher

Ethnic group · Ethnocentrism · Geography · Interpreter · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works46
Citations per year2,09
Citation span2004 - 2026 (23)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 44

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