Researching the Margins

Social researchers are increasingly aware of their obligations to the 'hard to reach' communities they research. This book identifies the issues associated with researching these communities and offers both conceptual analyses and practical suggestions. The contributors are members of ARCSHS staff or drawn from the affected communities themselves.

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations PART ONE Researching the Margins: An Introduction; A.Smith & M.Pitts PART TWO Knowledge, Relationships, and Identity in Research on Drug Use; M.L.O'Brien & A.Madden From the Outside Looking In - Illuminating Research with Lesbians; P.Horsley & S.Dyson Research with People with Intellectual Disabilities; L.Hillier, K.Johnson & R.Traustadótti r Research in a Post-Colonial World: The Example of Australian Aborigines; J.Willis & M.Saunders Duty of Care: Researching with Vulnerable Young People; L.Hillier, A.Mitchell& S.Mallett Methodological and Ethical Issues in Conducting Research with Older People; S.Quine & C.Browning Social Research with HIV Positive Populations: A Conversation; J.Grierson & P.Canavan Who's On Whose Margins? M.Hurley Notes References Index