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Doing Research on Sensitive Topics
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Introduction Limits on Inquiry Estimating the Size of Hidden Populations Sampling Rare or Deviant Populations Asking Sensitive Questions on Surveys Asking Sensitive Questions Interviewing The Access Process in Research on Sensitive Topics Covert, Adversarial and Collaborative Research Handling Sensitive Data Disclosure and Dissemination in Research on Sensitive Topics Conclusion
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Metadata
- Authors
- McCarthy, W., & Lee, R. M.
- Venue
- Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1995
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 280
- ISSN
- 0318-6431 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W434304438
- Cited by
- 1,124
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 87.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
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