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But What If When a Sociologist is an Introvert?

Sampurna Das It was the final day of our research methodology course in February 2019, a few weeks from before our class was scheduled to start our studies. The instructor asked if anyone had queries about fieldwork. Most of us asked about ethical dilemmas. But one amongst us asked something that kept me thinking. He […]

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Emotional Labour: Why Is This Important In An Interviewing Environment?

Hayley Butcher Maintaining an awareness and understanding of the potential implications of our own thoughts, views and emotions as a researcher is of vital importance. Although individual biases and predispositions can never completely be negated, taking steps to reduce the impacts of possible biases – or an awareness of how they effect sociological inquiry – […]

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