Internalising 'Sensitivity': Vulnerability, Reflexivity and Death Research(ers)

Autor/inn/en	Borgstrom, Erica; Ellis, Julie
Titel	Internalising 'Sensitivity': Vulnerability, Reflexivity and Death Research(ers)
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 24 (2021) 5, S.589-602 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Borgstrom, Erica)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2020.1857972
Schlagwörter	Death; Social Science Research; Researchers; Reflection; Research Problems; Ethics; Risk; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Researcher; Forscher; Forschungskritik; Ethik; Risiko; Ausland
Abstract	Research about dying is viewed as inherently sensitive because of how death is perceived in many societies. Such framing assumes participants are 'vulnerable' and at risk of 'harm' from research. Simultaneously, with increasing recognition of the importance of reflexivity, researchers can become (deeply) preoccupied with their actions and experiences in the field. Whilst reflexivity is often described as a helpful process, in this paper we consider when introspection becomes problematic and even harmful for death researchers, in both a professional and personal sense. Identifying a process we call 'internalising sensitivity' the paper describes our own experiences of working "and" living with the pervasive ethical notions of sensitivity, vulnerability, risk and harm. We argue that these discourses can get 'under the skin' of researchers in that they impact researchers intellectually, emotionally, and physically, and this in turns affects their relationship with the research process and their place within, and beyond it. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01