Research Methods with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations

ISBN-13: 9781560233206 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 240 str.

James W. Doheny

Opis

Sixteen American and Australian academics contribute 12 chapters describing social service researchers' quest for methodological sophistication and conceptual complexity in conducting research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations. A sampling of topics: maximizing the insider advantage in the qualitative study of lesbians an

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• About the Contributors
• Foreword: Toward the Future of Research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
• Acknowledgments
• Exploring Current Themes in Research on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
• When Interviewing “Family”: Maximizing the Insider Advantage in the Qualitative Study of Lesbians and Gay Men
• Researching Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence: The Journey of a Non-LGBT Researcher
• Empowering Gay and Lesbian Caregivers and Uncovering Their Unique Experiences Through the Use of Qualitative Methods
• Methodological Issues in Conducting Community-Based Health and Social Services Research Among Urban Black and African American LGBT Populations
• Research with Gay Drug Users and the Interface with HIV: Current Methodological Issues for Social Work Research
• Self-Disclosure Stress: Trauma as an Example of an Intervening Variable in Research with Lesbian Women
• Dimensions of Lesbian Identity During Adolescence and Young Adulthood
• 8,000 Miles and Still Counting…Reaching Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescents for Research
• A Study of Sampling in Research in the Field of Lesbian and Gay Studies
• Matching AIDS Service Organizations’ Philosophy of Service Provision with a Compatible Style of Program Evaluation
• Applying Ethical Standards to Research and Evaluations Involving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

William Meezan, James I. Martin