Bolton, Angela, Pole, Christopher J. and Mizen, Phil (2001) Picture this: researching child workers. Sociology, Vol.35 (No.2). pp. 501-518. doi:10.1017/S0038038501000244 ISSN 0038-0385.

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Abstract

Visual methods such as photography are under-used in the active process of sociological research. As rare as visual methods are, it is even rarer for the resultant images to be made by rather than of research participants. Primarily, the paper explores the challenges and contradictions of using photography within a multi-method approach. We consider processes for analysing visual data, different ways of utilising visual methods in sociological research, and the use of primary and secondary data, or, simple illustration versus active visual exploration of the social. The question of triangulation of visual data against text and testimony versus a stand-alone approach is explored in depth.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Child labor -- Great Britain, Children -- Pictorial works, Children -- Social conditions, Research -- Methodology, Visual sociology -- Great Britain, Visual communication -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociology
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0038-0385
Official Date:	May 2001
Dates:	Date Event May 2001 Published
Volume:	Vol.35
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 501-518
DOI:	10.1017/S0038038501000244
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number:	L129251035 (ESRC)

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