Journal of Community Psychology
Volume 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 721-739
Methodological issues in conducting research with refugee women: Principles for recognizing and RE-centering the multiply marginalized (Article)
Goodkind J.R.* ,
Deacon Z.
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University of New Mexico, United States, Ctr. for Hlth. Prom. and Dis. Prev., University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States
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Michigan State University, United States
Abstract
Many recent efforts in the field of community psychology have been dedicated to moving from values to action in incorporating diversity into our work. An essential aspect of this goal is designing research that provides opportunities for underrepresented perspectives to be heard. The voices of refugee women, in particular, are not typically incorporated in research, planning for service provision, and policy design. This article explores methodological challenges involved in conducting research with refugee women who are marginalized both within broader U.S. contexts and within their own communities. Six guiding principles are presented: 1) develop strategies for involving marginalized refugee women; 2) consider the advantages and limitations of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and be innovative about combining them; 3) prepare for extensive time and effort for quantitative measure construction; 4) consider gendered decision-making structures in the lives of refugee women and their potential impact on the research process; 5) plan for refugee women's common triple burden of working outside of the home, managing their households, and adjusting to life in a new country; and 6) attend to refugee women's cultural norms about and unfamiliarity with the interview process. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-7444255516&doi=10.1002%2fjcop.20029&partnerID=40&md5=8cd83c5d511b161bea614cf2f88d96a8
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20029
ISSN: 00904392
Cited by: 26
Original Language: English