Multiple Perspectives on 'Researching Difference'

Lotte Bloksgaard; Madeleine Kennedy-Macfoy; Helene Pristed Nielsen

Multiple Perspectives on 'Researching Difference'

Lotte Bloksgaard, Madeleine Kennedy-Macfoy, Helene Pristed Nielsen

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Abstract

There are no innocent categorisations to be made in research. Yet researchers are dependent on the ability to categorise and delimit: both research fields, as well as objects and subjects of research. Despite all care not to label, pathologise or stigmatise anyone or anything, we recognise that this may not always be easily avoided. We find ourselves in a ‘catch 22’ since very often we are, almost by definition, interested in our research participants precisely because they ‘belong’ to a particular category.

Original language	English
Journal	Qualitative Studies
Volume	3
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	69-77
Number of pages	9
ISSN	1903-7031
Publication status	Published - 11 Sep 2012

Keywords

Research methodology
Categorisation
Difference
Sameness

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Researching Difference
Pristed Nielsen, H., Bloksgaard, L., Kennedy-Macfoy, M., Faber, S. T., Lund Thomsen, T., Jørgensen, M. B., Jensen, S. Q. & Spanger, M.
25/03/2011 → 01/08/2012
Project: Research

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