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1 online resource |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases
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| Summary |
The case discussed here reflects the ethical dilemma of whether or not to intervene when witnessing forms of violence during ethnographic field research. Drawing upon my experience of fieldwork, I reflect on the different problems I encountered when I intervened and when I abstained from interfering in participants' affairs. Such considerations demonstrate that interventions may have unexpected and uncontrollable consequences. The fieldwork, which took place from August 2015 to August 2016, consisted of a comparative ethnographic study of two banana farms--a conventional and a Fairtrade certified farm--and analyzed the conditions through which the two farms operate in terms of their respective labor regimes. The field research involved me working as a regular employee in both farms. Such immersion in the field resulted in a close relationship between myself and the research participants. Many of the women I worked alongside were subjected to some form of sexual violence. As a result of particular events, I had to decide whether or not to intervene with regards to the different forms of harassment my research participants--who were, at that point, also my friends--were suffering. To resolve this ethical dilemma, I had to understand the ́€œsocial distanc. that ultimately existed between myself and my research participants, and be aware of my own limitations in terms of foreseeing the consequences of these interventions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Description based on XML content |
| Subject |
Bystander effect.
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Ethical problems.
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Violence -- Forecasting.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Emmerich, Nathan, editor
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| ISBN |
1526439522 |
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9781526439529 (ebook) |
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