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Author:   Randall Amster ,  Martha Trenna Valado ,  Julie Adkins ,  Kathleen Arnold
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780739174289

ISBN 10:   0739174282
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   06 July 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Jeff Ferrell Introduction: Rediscovering Homelessness . . . and Ourselves by Randall Amster Part 1: Advocacy and Identity Chapter 1: Social Justice, Ethics, and Advocacy in Street Research: A Personal Accounting by Talmadge Wright Chapter 2: The Advocate Researcher by Rob Rosenthal Chapter 3: Homelessness and Drag by Kathleen Arnold Chapter 4: Writing the Streets: Dilemmas of Depiction by Trenna Valado Part 2: Relationships and Ethics Chapter 5: Planning and Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Homelessness Research by Michael Rowe Chapter 6: 'Buddy Researcher'? Prospects, Limitations, and Ethical Considerations in Ethnographic Research on Homeless People in Berlin by Jurgen von Mahs Chapter 7: Ethics and Studying Homelessness: Tales from the Field by Kurt Borchard Chapter 8: Weapons of the Weak, by the Weak, and for the Weak: Negotiating Power Between and Among Homeless Persons and Service Providers by Julie Adkins Part 3: Research and Transformation Chapter 9: Do We Really Need More Research on Homelessness? An Autoethnographic Exploration of Ethics, Advocacy, and Exasperation by Vin Lyon-Callo Chapter 10: Homelessness as 'Internal Displacement': Scholarship and Activism in Post-Katrina New Orleans by Randall Amster Chapter 11: Do (No) Harm: Homelessness and Personal Transformation by David Cook Chapter 12: On the Politics and Ethics of 'Using' 'the Homeless' in Social Justice Research by Don Mitchell and Lynn Staeheli Conclusion: Synthesizing the Personal and Professional by Trenna Valado

Reviews

In a world of mindless tweets, twitter, Facebook over-sharing and Kim Kardashian, it is heartening to know that sociologists still care about something that matters: the homeless, the wretched of our American earth. Let us praise the authors of this volume for keeping their story alive. -- Mark S. Hamm, author of In Bad Company: America's Terrorist Underground

In a world of mindless tweets, Facebook over-sharing and Kim Kardashian, it is heartening to know that sociologists still care about something that matters: the homeless, the wretched of our American earth. Let us praise the authors of this volume for keeping their story alive. -- Mark S. Hamm, author of In Bad Company: America's Terrorist Underground This timely and important book looks at homelessness from the relatively neglected perspective of research ethics. Building on academic and experiential knowledge from an impressive array of scholars in the field, the book makes a strong case that ethical concerns are an emergent and persistent part of researching any marginal population, and the homeless in particular. -- Amir Marvasti, Penn State Altoona

Author Information

Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D., is professor of Peace Studies and graduate chair of Humanities at Prescott College. Trenna Valado, Ph.D., is an applied anthropologist who currently works with a private company that aims to improve the lives of children and families through interdisciplinary research and evaluation of social service programs.

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