| ID | 142739 |
| Title Proper | Family story as political science |
| Other Title Information | reflections on writing trapped in America’s safety net |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Campbell, Andrea Louise |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Intimate ethnography presents a number of challenges: How could I write about my own family in a way that was true to their experience but also an “objective” report? How could I convey telling details without robbing my family of their privacy? How could I rein in my emotions to report their story, and did I pick and choose facts to protect them or to make them more sympathetic? How could I generalize from their experience to that of millions of social assistance recipients? In this Reflections essay, I consider these challenges in light of what other social scientists have said about the issues of close work with individual, sometimes vulnerable, research subjects. |
| `In' analytical Note | Perspectives on Politics Vol. 13, No.4; Dec 2015: p.1043-1052 |
| Journal Source | Perspectives on Politics 2015-12 13, 4 |
| Key Words | Political Science ; Safety net ; Trapped in America |