The Disavowal of Difference: Accessing Class and Symbolic Boundary-Drawing in Interviews

The Disavowal of Difference: Accessing Class and Symbolic Boundary-Drawing in Interviews

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In this article I recount and reflect on methodological issues raised in my research about class representations and symbolic boundary drawing. The article discusses different aspects of accessing class by way of interviews (thereby privileging ‘talk’ as a source of data), the dilemmas involved in c...

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Main Author: Stine Thidemann Faber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: State Library & Aalborg University 2012-09-01
Series:Qualitative Studies
Online Access:http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/qual/article/view/7309
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spelling doaj-407d5a5958864a5b9cc062d05a87cc5a2020-11-25T02:13:32ZengState Library & Aalborg UniversityQualitative Studies 1903-70312012-09-01321811976462The Disavowal of Difference: Accessing Class and Symbolic Boundary-Drawing in InterviewsStine Thidemann FaberIn this article I recount and reflect on methodological issues raised in my research about class representations and symbolic boundary drawing. The article discusses different aspects of accessing class by way of interviews (thereby privileging ‘talk’ as a source of data), the dilemmas involved in conducting the interviews (including the need for paying attention to classed power inherent in the research setting), and the challenges and associated problems of representing the experience of others, especially when researching across difference.http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/qual/article/view/7309
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description In this article I recount and reflect on methodological issues raised in my research about class representations and symbolic boundary drawing. The article discusses different aspects of accessing class by way of interviews (thereby privileging ‘talk’ as a source of data), the dilemmas involved in conducting the interviews (including the need for paying attention to classed power inherent in the research setting), and the challenges and associated problems of representing the experience of others, especially when researching across difference.
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