RACE-OF-INTERVIEWER EFFECTS - A BRIEF COMMENT

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)547-558
Number of pages12
JournalSociology
Volume28
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - May 1994

Keywords

  • RACE
  • INTERVIEWING
  • POWER
  • QUALITATIVE METHODS

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