Abstract
One of the greatest taboos in criminological research concerns ethnicity. Researchers who study the relationship between crime and ethnicity are often met with opposition from NGOs, human rights organizations, minority interest groups, politicians, sensation-seeking journalists or fellow academics. As a result, the findings of criminological research can be condemned, censored, filtered or denounced as ‘unscientific’ or ‘unprofessional’.
The ‘ethnicity taboo’ is especially strong in the context of research on sex work. This chapter focuses on obstacles to doing research on prostitution among specific ethnic groups, the responses of various ‘moral entrepreneurs’ to unwelcome findings and the role of the researcher in breaking taboos in social science research.
The ‘ethnicity taboo’ is especially strong in the context of research on sex work. This chapter focuses on obstacles to doing research on prostitution among specific ethnic groups, the responses of various ‘moral entrepreneurs’ to unwelcome findings and the role of the researcher in breaking taboos in social science research.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ethical Concerns in Research on Human Trafficking |
Editors | D. Siegel, R. de Wildt |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 71-83 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- ethnicity
- stigmatization
- discrimination
- emic and etic
- moral enterpreneurs