Chapter 12. When the Borders of Research and Personal Life Become Blurred: Thorny Issues in Conducting Dementia Research
- Athena McLean,
- Annette Leibing
Published Online: 17 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470692455.ch12
Copyright © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
The Shadow Side of Fieldwork: Exploring the Blurred Borders Between Ethnography and Life
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How to Cite
McLean, A. (2008) When the Borders of Research and Personal Life Become Blurred: Thorny Issues in Conducting Dementia Research, in The Shadow Side of Fieldwork: Exploring the Blurred Borders Between Ethnography and Life (eds A. McLean and A. Leibing), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470692455.ch12
Publication History
- Published Online: 17 MAR 2008
- Published Print: 9 AUG 2007
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405161305
Online ISBN: 9780470692455
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Keywords:
- research process;
- dementia;
- knowledge;
- ethnographic practice;
- biomedical disorder
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
Dementia and the Study
The Shadow Side of Fieldwork
The Power of Emotions in Fieldwork
Merging of Worlds, Knowledges, Selves, and “Others”
Self-Positioning and Positioning by Others
The Messiness of Ethnographic Praxis
Conclusion: The Place of Autobiography in Ethnography
Acknowledgments
Notes
References