Abstract
Although 'racial matching' of interviewer and subject may often be appropriate, as a political strategy it risks marginalisation of black researchers and, as a methodological approach, its assumption of a single 'truth' is open to challenge. These issues are explored through an examination of public and private accounts and their relationship to race-of-interviewer effects and a discussion of the author's experience of conducting interviews with prospective black foster parents. The final section explores the role of the white researcher.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 547-558 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Sociology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - May 1994 |
Keywords
- RACE
- INTERVIEWING
- POWER
- QUALITATIVE METHODS