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Researching intimacy in families / Jacqui Gabb.

Author/creator Gabb, Jacqui, 1963-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoBasingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Descriptionx, 211 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life
Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life. ^A788200
Contents Introduction -- Structure and outline -- Behind closed doors : the project and empirical data -- Troubling terminology -- Researching families and childhood -- Family studies -- Childhood research -- Researching sensitive topics -- Ethical issues in families research -- Methodological approaches and family research methods -- National surveys and longitudinal research -- Longitudinal research and studies of lifecourse -- Narrative inquiry and auto/biographical approaches -- Qualitative research -- Framing research and analysing data -- Conceptualisations of intimacy -- Intimacy and affective function -- The detraditionalisation of intimacy -- Embodied intimacy -- Intimate citizenship -- Mapping intimacy in families -- Affective transformations -- The structuring of affective ties -- Intimate practices -- The affect of methods -- Representing family life -- Biographical narrative interviews -- Public scenarios and private lives -- Conclusion -- Future research -- Mixing methods : a family portrait -- The boundaries of intimacy -- Empirical complexities and conflicting narratives.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 186-206) and index.
LCCN 2008015929
ISBN0230527221 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780230527225 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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