{"product_id":"professional-lives-personal-struggles-ethics-and-advocacy-in-research-on-homelessness-9780739174289","title":"Professional Lives Personal Struggles Ethics and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within it. The authors provide insights into the realities and challenges of social research that will guide students, activists, practitioners, policymakers, and service providers, as well as both novice and seasoned researchers in fields of inquiry ranging from anthropology and sociology to geography and cultural studies. Although many texts have explored the subject of homelessness, few have attempted to encapsulate and examine the complex process of researching the issue as a phenomenon unto itself. Professional Lives, Personal Struggles examines the many challenges of conducting ethical research on homelessness, as well as the potential for positive change and transformation, through the deeply personal accounts of scholars and advocates with extensive experience working in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Lives, Personal Struggles provides a nuanced examination of the ethical issues faced by ethnographic researchers who work with or on behalf of people who are dispossessed. Even experienced researchers are likely to find the analyses consistently thought-provoking and at times original. Novice researchers might particularly benefit from insightful discussion of the ways in which others have come to grips with the quandaries they are sure to face. * European Journal of Homelessness *\u003cbr\u003eIn 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\u003cbr\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Jeff Ferrell\t Introduction: Rediscovering Homelessness . . . and Ourselves by Randall Amster\t Part 1: Advocacy and Identity Chapter 1: Social Justice, Ethics, and Advocacy in Street Research: A Personal Accounting by Talmadge Wright\t Chapter 2: The Advocate Researcher by Rob Rosenthal\t Chapter 3: Homelessness and Drag by Kathleen Arnold\t Chapter 4: Writing the Streets: Dilemmas of Depiction by Trenna Valado\t Part 2: Relationships and Ethics Chapter 5: Planning and Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Homelessness Research by Michael Rowe\t Chapter 6: ‘Buddy Researcher’? Prospects, Limitations, and Ethical Considerations in Ethnographic Research on Homeless People in Berlin by Jürgen von Mahs\t Chapter 7: Ethics and Studying Homelessness: Tales from the Field by Kurt Borchard\t 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\t Chapter 10: Homelessness as ‘Internal Displacement’: Scholarship and Activism in Post-Katrina New Orleans by Randall Amster\t 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","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037515710807,"sku":"9780739174289","price":88.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739174289.jpg?v=1750936055","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/professional-lives-personal-struggles-ethics-and-advocacy-in-research-on-homelessness-9780739174289","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}