Chapter 9: Shock and Offence Online: The Role of Emotion in Participant Absent Research

Grant, Aimee

doi:10.1108/s1042-319220180000016010

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“…In some instances, the use of found documents as data means that ethical approval is not required. That is not, however, to mean that there is no potential for participants to be upset or harmed (Vayena et al 2012;Trevisan and Reilly 2014), or even for there to be no potential negative outcomes to researchers (Grant 2018). Often it is considered acceptable to use data that is available in the public domain for research purposes, but this covert research is not always viewed as appropriate (McKee and Porter 2009), particularly if individuals are not fully anonymised (Hlavach and Freivogel 2011).…”

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Doing Excellent Social Research with Documents

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In today's society we increasingly create and consume written content and images. This includes a range of sources, from social media posts to records held within organisations, and everything in between, including news articles, blogs, shopping lists and official government documents. Critically reading these 'documents' can help us to understand a huge amount about society. Doing Excellent Social Research with Documents includes guidance on how to 'read between the lines' and provides an overview of six research projects which use documents as data.The substantive chapters are organised in two sections, with each chapter focused on a specific type of data. Section I focuses on documents that are found in isolation from their authors, including official and historical documents, traditional media, diaries and online content. Section II focuses on using documents in addition to existing data from primary research, including the role of documents in ethnography and visual research methods.'This fantastic text will support those conducting research with documentary sources, especially through its practical examples and guidance. The author skilfully discusses both historical and contemporary documents in this lively, engaging and accessible text for researchers and students'.Sarah Mills, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Loughborough University 'This is a well-written and highly useful book. It covers theoretical and empirical issues in an accessible way, and enables researchers to improve the quality and impact of their work'.

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