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Friendship as method

Lisa M. Tillmann-Healy
- 01 Oct 2003 - 
- Vol. 9, Iss: 5, pp 729-749
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In this paper, the authors discuss friendship as a method of qualitative inquiry and define it as a kind of fieldwork, and establish the methodological foundations of friendship as method. But they do not consider the ethical aspects of friendship.
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In this article, the author discusses friendship as a method of qualitative inquiry. After defining friendship and positing it as a kind of fieldwork, the methodological foundations of friendship as method are established. Next, it is proposed that friendship as method involves researching with the practices, at the pace, in the natural contexts, and with an ethic of friendship. Finally, the author describes this method's strengths and considerations for both researcher and participants.

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The Interpretation of Cultures

TL;DR: The INTERPRETATION OF CULTURES CLIFFORD GEERTZ Books files are available at the online library of the University of Southern California as mentioned in this paper, where they can be used to find any kind of Books for reading.
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Epistemology of the Closet

TL;DR: Sedgwick as mentioned in this paper argued that "o armario", ou o "segredo aberto", marcou a vida gay/lesbica no ultimo seculo e nao deixou de faze-lo mesmo apos o marco de Stonewall em 1969.