"They Won't Speak to Me, but They Will Talk to You": On the Challenges Facing a Woman Researcher Doing Fieldwork among Male Ultra-Orthodox Victims of Sexual Abuse
This article discusses how I, as a female researcher, was able to do research in a field normally off limits to women—male ultra-Orthodox society—in which, moreover, the specific topic, the sexual abuse of boys, is taboo and surrounded by a strong "conspiracy of silence." Despite the compl...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues. - Indiana University Press, 1998. - (2015), 29, Seite 108-132 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2015
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues |
| Schlagworte: | Social sciences Applied sciences Behavioral sciences Law |
| Zusammenfassung: | This article discusses how I, as a female researcher, was able to do research in a field normally off limits to women—male ultra-Orthodox society—in which, moreover, the specific topic, the sexual abuse of boys, is taboo and surrounded by a strong "conspiracy of silence." Despite the complexity of both the field and the topic, I was able to find and interview a sample of forty ultra-Orthodox victims of sexual abuse. The article describes the multi-channel approach I used to locate potential interviewees. It also introduces that modular typology I developed to facilitate the creation of an interview format appropriate to both the personal and the cultural needs of the interviewees. By using these two strategies, I was able to obtain maximum cooperation. |
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| ISSN: | 15655288 |
| DOI: | 10.2979/nashim.29.108 |